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On 29/09/2015 1:06 am, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gabrielle@article19.org">gabrielle@article19.org</a> wrote:<br>
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12pt; color: #000000">ARTICLE 19 has been in touch with UNESCO
to flag our concerns regarding the implications of the report
for intermediary liability (despite the fact that the Manila
Principles are cited in the report at page 26). The
recommendation for government bodies to use their licensing
prerogative to ensure that "only those telecoms and search
engines are allowed to connect with the public that supervise
content and its dissemination" is particularly problematic (see
page 48):
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://broadbandcommission.org/Documents/reports/bb-wg-gender-report2015.pdf">http://broadbandcommission.org/Documents/reports/bb-wg-gender-report2015.pdf</a>
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<div>We've also suggested to UNESCO a joint event on
'gender-based hatred'.</div>
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<div>Happy to discuss this further.</div>
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It's a concern. I'm thinking of drafting an op ed back to the WaPo,
distancing ourselves from those recommendations while acknowledging
the importance of the issue, in response to this report on the
Broadband Commission paper:<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/09/24/the-united-nations-has-a-radical-dangerous-vision-for-the-future-of-the-web/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/09/24/the-united-nations-has-a-radical-dangerous-vision-for-the-future-of-the-web/</a><br>
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If the op ed seems feasible, I may be able to share it back here for
comments and endorsements. If not, then at least we will do a blog
post and some tweets, and others should consider doing the same.<br>
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