[fellowships-alumni] Internet Gov Weekly Brief : Teresa May to fight cyber extremism; Egypt blocks 20 websites; Qatar QNA hacked; LACNIC-LACRALO sign MOU; Central Africa IXPs; AIS; India digital economy to grow;

[Wisdom Donkor]

In this case, does it mean the writer of the suppose article is testing the
waters? If not what is the motif of publishing a false article.

Cheers,

On Sunday, May 28, 2017, Michael Oghia <mike.oghia at gmail.com> wrote:

> I understand and agree with the sentiment Mamadou. As you know, I really
> appreciate your weekly briefings as well, especially since you curate it
> yourself. If you don't mind my suggestion, I recommend putting a note next
> to articles like the one that Milton pointed out, highlighting that it is /
> likely is fake, misleading, or false.
>
> In the end, if something is published, it still has the ability to
> influence minds and perspectives -- regardless of whether it is real or
> fake.
>
> Thank you again, and keep up the good work!
>
> -Michael
>
> On Sat, May 27, 2017 at 6:33 PM, Mamadou LO <alfamamadou at hotmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','alfamamadou at hotmail.com');>> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Milton and all for your appreciation and comments.
>> Even it is fake news, our target here is to help our community be
>> informed, being aware of its existence to make comments, giving thoughts as
>> we are doing.
>> Mamadou
>>
>>
>> Envoyé depuis mon smartphone Samsung Galaxy.
>>
>>
>> -------- Message d'origine --------
>> De : "Mueller, Milton L" <milton at GATECH.EDU
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','milton at GATECH.EDU');>>
>> Date : 27/05/2017 16:20 (GMT+00:00)
>> À : NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU');>
>> Objet : Re: [fellowships-alumni] Internet Gov Weekly Brief : Teresa May
>> to fight cyber extremism; Egypt blocks 20 websites; Qatar QNA hacked;
>> LACNIC-LACRALO sign MOU; Central Africa IXPs; AIS; India digital economy to
>> grow;
>>
>> I think this article definitely qualifies as “fake news”
>>
>> http://www.thesleuthjournal.com/united-nations-wants-control
>> -of-internet-kill-switch/
>>
>>
>>
>> shouldn’t spread those links!
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* NCSG-Discuss [mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU');>] *On
>> Behalf Of *Wisdom Donkor
>> *Sent:* Saturday, May 27, 2017 6:08 AM
>> *To:* NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU');>
>> *Subject:* Re: [fellowships-alumni] Internet Gov Weekly Brief : Teresa
>> May to fight cyber extremism; Egypt blocks 20 websites; Qatar QNA hacked;
>> LACNIC-LACRALO sign MOU; Central Africa IXPs; AIS; India digital economy to
>> grow;
>>
>>
>>
>> I agree Bill. The Mafia's won't sleep until they course the harm to the
>> very hard work the community has put in.
>>
>>
>>
>> The community must wake up and  accelerate it effort to curving the
>> situation.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks Mamadou
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>>
>> On Saturday, May 27, 2017, William Drake <wjdrake at gmail.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','wjdrake at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi
>>
>>
>>
>> Yes, thanks Mamadou.  The first article, by a member of the US FCC, is
>> notably pathetic and muddy headed.  The ICANN transition is bad because
>> some ITU members want to set technical standards for the Internet of
>> Things, China released a paper, and at an ITU SG meeting Russia and some
>> African countries put forth a recommendation to define and potentially
>> regulate "over-the-top” services.  So surely the ICANN model is broken.
>> Sigh…and this is a guy who gets to gut net neutrality in the US...
>>
>>
>>
>> Bill
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On May 26, 2017, at 21:48, Yolanda Mlonzi <mamiyaomhle at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> This is a great summary Mamadou!
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Yolanda.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 9:05 PM, Mamadou LO <alfamamadou at hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> *SUMMARY*
>>
>>
>>
>> The United Nations peacekeeping office announced a new software
>> application, created as a result of collaboration with the Government of
>> Singapore, which will "help keep all entities updated in the unfortunate
>> situation when colleagues in the field are killed, injured or fall ill,
>> enabling Headquarters to respond with speed and efficiency,” Mr. Khare said.
>>
>> On cyber extremism, Theresa May is planning to introduce huge regulations
>> on the way the internet works, allowing the government to decide what is
>> said online. Also, In the wake of the Manchester attack, the U.K.
>> government is fast-tracking new laws to access encrypted messages. At G7
>> summit, British Prime Minister will urge internet companies to do more to
>> remove extremist content. Furthemore, according to state news agency MENA,
>> Egypt has blocked Al Jazeera's main website and 20 other publications,
>> accusing them of supporting "terrorism and extremism".
>> On fake news, Qatar said Wednesday its QNA news agency had been hacked by
>> an "unknown entity" and had broadcast a false statement attributed to Emir
>> Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on sensitive regional issues.
>> On e-commerce, India’s digital economy is expected to grow from the
>> current $270 billion to around $1 trillion in the next 5-7 years, aided by
>> the exponential growth witnessed in e-commerce.
>>
>> On infrastructure, after Gabon, the African Union makes the CGIX Congo
>> the second internet exchange point of Central Africa.
>>
>> On event, we note LACNIC 27 meeting where the Latin American and
>> Caribbean Internet Address Registry (LACNIC) signed a cooperation agreement
>> with the Latin American and Caribbean Regional At-Large Organization
>> (LACRALO) to work jointly on the programs driven by both organizations
>> aimed at developing Internet infrastructure and services in the region.
>> Also, we have Africa Internet Summit in Nairobi, Kenya and SEEDIG in Ohrid,
>> Macedonia.
>> Below, informations on those subjects and events as well as documents on
>> ICANN, hate speech...
>>
>>
>> Warm regrads
>>
>> See review in full here
>> http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profiles/blogs/
>> internet-gov-weekly-brief-teresa-may-to-fight-cyber-extremism
>>
>> Internet Gov Weekly Brief : Teresa May to fight cyber extremism; Egypt
>> blocks 20 websites; Qatar QNA hacked; LACNIC-LACRALO sign MOU; Central
>> Africa IXPs; India digital economy to grow
>> <http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profiles/blogs/internet-gov-weekly-brief-teresa-may-to-fight-cyber-extremism>
>>
>> www.diplointernetgovernance.org
>>
>> SUMMARY The United Nations peacekeeping office today announced a new
>> software application, created as a result of collaboration with the
>> Government of Singapor…
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ***********************************************
>> William J. Drake
>> International Fellow & Lecturer
>>   Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ
>>   University of Zurich, Switzerland
>> william.drake at uzh.ch (direct), wjdrake at gmail.com (lists),
>>   www.williamdrake.org
>> ************************************************
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)*
>>
>> E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist
>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
>>
>>
>
>

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