[Chapter-delegates] AMS celebration day 2024 [was Re: Happy third anniversary MemberNova initiative]

Mon Mar 18 08:49:12 PDT 2024

I would to support Olivier on this point. In 2017  I took part in a national conference on human trafficking and modern slavery, which was held at the Kharkov National University of Internal Affairs.
This is a really big problem, which even then affected the use of new ways to involve victims using social networks and the use of Internet technologies. At that time, the number of such victims in Ukraine was estimated at more than 200K per decade. Since then, this number has been growing catastrophically.
As a result a large collection of reports was published, and my report too.
A number of anti-trafficking specialists have asked me how to organize joint work with Internet specialists, including professional associations, Internet community at large, other possibilities, in order to create an effective methodology to prevent the use of the Internet as a platform for the penetration and expansion of this evil.
At that moment I had no the effective as well as really forceful answer.

Kind regards,
Yuri,
ISOC UA

Monday, March 18, 2024, 2:45:43 PM, you wrote:

> Dear Vint,
> Certainly! The impact of the internet on modern slavery is a complex and multifaceted issue. 
> Here are some sources that delve into this topic:
> 1. Modern Slavery on Social Media | Walk Free:
> * This report explores how social media facilitates modern slavery.
> * It discusses recruitment, exploitation, and risks associated with online anonymity.
> * Examples include deceptive job advertisements and the use of platforms like TikTok for trafficking.
> 2. Using Technology in the Fight Against Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery:
> * Discusses how technology intersects with human trafficking and modern slavery.
> * Highlights the role of the internet in enabling traffickers to reach wider audiences and bypass geographical distances.
> 3. Freeing the Modern Slaves, One Click at a Time: Theorizing Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery:
> * Examines how the internet and smartphones contribute to trafficking.
> 4. The Role of the Internet in Trafficking for Labour
> * An older report examining the use of online job recruitment, looking at case studies from several EU Member States
>  And then it can go further into how online criminals snare vulnerable individuals into working for them in online schemes - for this, the EUROPOL IOCTA reports are particularly interesting. https://www.europol.europa.eu/publications-events/main-reports/iocta-report

> I hope this helps.
> Kindest regards,

> Olivier

> On 18/03/2024 12:23, vinton cerf wrote:
>> "The Internet has an enormous impact on modern slavery and trafficking"

>> please explain

>> v 

>> On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 8:11 AM Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond <ocl at gih.com> wrote:

>>> It is a Charity that funds projects all around the world. 
>>> Of course, unlikely to be fully concerned with this. As I said it's a voluntary thing. The Internet has an enormous impact on modern slavery and trafficking. An estimated 50 million people are living in situations of modern slavery.  Compare this to 5-10 million under Roman Times and a peak of 10 million slaves in US slavery -- this is not a small, fringe problem.

>>> As I said, it's a voluntary thing. Just like some organisations have an explicit non-discrimination policy in relation to gender as well as disability issues.
>>> Kindest regards,

>>> Olivier

>>> On 18/03/2024 11:53, vinton cerf wrote:
>>>> Olivier, I am at a loss to understand what purpose would be served by Internet Society having a modern slavery statement? How does any form of slavery have a connection to the Internet Society? Slavery seems pretty far outside the ambit of the Society - what's the connection?

>>>> v
>>>>  

>>>> On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 7:46 AM Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond via Chapter-delegates <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

>>>>> Dear Andrew,

>>>>> please find my comments inline:

>>>>> On 16/03/2024 14:51, Andrew Sullivan via Chapter-delegates wrote:
>>>>>> On Sat, Mar 16, 2024 at 12:41:35PM +0000, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond wrote: 

>>>>>>> note that the link on https://www.internetsociety.org/about-internet-society/governance-policies/ is wrong as it points to the Board and Officer Code of Ethics. 
>>>>>> Hmm, that seems to be an error.  It's weird since that's the page I used to get to it, so there's something inconsistent somewhere.  We'll fix, thanks for catching this. 
>>>>> Thanks - that's fixed now.

>>>>>>> Are there plans to make the strategic plan public? 
>>>>>> Yes; as I said in my previous message, there is a communications plan, already shared with the board, for how this will be rolled out.  Look for more details in the coming weeks. 
>>>>> I fail to understand how there should be a difference between what is presented to the Board of Trustees and what is communicated to the general public, unless there is a significant difference between the two, which makes me really nervous.

>>>>>>> What are your plans for transparency in the way the Board operates? 
>>>>>> I don't understand what this question is about.  I should note, first of all, that _my_ plans for how the board operates aren't terribly interesting, since I don't get to make those rules.  The operation of the board is governed by our bylaws and by the board policies, and those are all determined by the board itself.  But our board meets in the open except when certain items need to be handled in execitive session, its meetings are recorded and published on the web, and so forth.  I am not entirely sure what it is you are asking for. 
>>>>> You are right. This is a matter of the Board Chair and not CEO. I shall take this topic up with the Board.

>>>>>>> Most of the documents you are referring to appear to point in the other direction. 
>>>>>> Again, I don't understand this, but I also think that you may be addressing the wrong person.  If your concern is board policies, you really need to take that up with the board.  I think I have suggested this point to you already within the last month. 

>>>>> Yes my apologies - I shall ask the Board. The discussion has drifted outside your scope.

>>>>>>> Incidentally, does the Internet Society have a Modern Slavery Statement? 
>>>>>> I am at a loss as to why we might, but perhaps you could elucidate. 
>>>>> I realise this is a mandatory UK thing but the UK is also trying to propose this as "good practice", a statement that alerts the Charity's interlocutors that it is sensitive to this important topic.
>>>>> For more information, see: https://www.ncvo.org.uk/help-and-guidance/running-a-charity/legal-requirements/modern-slavery-statements/

>>>>> Many organisations do this on a voluntary basis. I propose that the Board of Trustees looks into this and decides whether they'd be interested in promoting good practice, especially given the international dimension of the Internet Society.

>>>>> Kindest regards,

>>>>> Olivier
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Yuri Kargapolov     mailto:yvk2010 at gmail.com
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