[Chapter-delegates] European Commission - Final report of the High Level Expert Group on Fake News and Online Disinformation

[Vladimer Svanadze]

Good Job!! Many thanks......

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> On Mar 12, 2018, at 6:32 PM, Alan Levin <alan at isoc.org.za> wrote:
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> Hi all,
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>> On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 3:19 PM, Veni Markovski <veni at veni.com> wrote:
>> "The analysis presented in the Report starts from a shared understanding of disinformation as a phenomenon that goes well beyond the term "fake news". Disinformation as defined in this Report includes all forms of false, inaccurate, or misleading information designed, presented and promoted to intentionally cause public harm or for profit. It does not cover issues arising from the creation and dissemination online of illegal content (notably defamation, hate speech, incitement to violence), which are subject to regulatory remedies under EU or national laws, nor other forms of deliberate but not misleading distortions of facts such a satire and parody."
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> Well done Veni! kind thanks for this... 
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>> In the context of the search for the new President/CEO of ISOC, it may be good to point out that whoever she or he is, and I speak here as chairman of the board of an European chapter (ISOC-Bulgaria, est. 1995), I would be expecting that s/he would enhance the relations between ISOC and the European Union. We've discussed this idea some years ago in one of the lists - that ISOC could engage more, and could even get some funding from the EU, which might help the global ISOC to solve some of the issues, related to disproportionate funds, coming only from one source (PIR/.org). 
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> I agree that a CEO that is non-US-centric and willing to engage more in the non-US environs will be very good for ISOC global and could be a win for the Chapters. I've been suggesting that assistance in policy at the local level is really what we've always wanted. 
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> On a positive note I have had good feedback from a new person hired for this purpose!!! 
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>> Also, it should be clear by now that the EU and the European Commission will continue to engage in issues, related to the Internet, including to issues that are within the scope of activities of ISOC. Their studies, projects, not even mentioning the policies, legislation, communications, etc., might have a serious impact on the development of the Internet globally. We all see how one European legislation - the GDPR - has an impact on almost every Internet user, around the planet. IMHO, ISOC should be more actively engaged in the discussions and deliberations, leading to such policies. ISOC chapters in certain countries are engaged (I can give Bulgaria as an obvious example!), but in others they are not so much. There should be a better coordination between the chapters, with the help of ISOC, in order to make sure that no harm is going to be done to the global Internet. 
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> Agreed +1
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> Sincerely
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> Alan
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> Alan Levin
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