The meeting I was in yesterday as part of: https://caad.info/who-we-are/ -- highlighted how easy it was for misinfo actors to get exemptions from the rules around disinfo: so it's likely to be exploitable, and potentially a shelter for disinformation actors from outside the UK. I am curious if we have a position on the disinformation parts of the law?
On Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 8:35 AM Rita Jonusaite <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey all, > > If you have not seen re OSB in the UK, the Fair Vote UK is circulatring a > Global letter to the UK Government on the loopholes in the UK's Online > Safety Bill that they would like other organisations to sign. The joint > letter is nearing 50 signatures already including Accountable Tech, > Institute for Strategic Dialogue, Global Witness and Global Project Against > Hate and Extremism etc. I am sharing with you their original message below > and adding Matt and Kyle who are leading the campaign in Cc if you have any > questions directly. > > *Deadline is COB Friday (but they can go as late as Monday > to my understanding)!* > > Best, > > Rita > *--ORIGINAL ASK--* > > I'm Matt of Fair Vote UK, and I'm leading within our organisation on an > international coalition campaign to voice global opposition to the > loopholes currently written into the UK's Online Safety Bill. > > *I'm writing to ask for your organisation's signature on a global letter > <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tyCCU9ms7AlMdieIl4zEGlBHf7n8snCttyQf4pBp8go/edit>* > *to the UK Government,* highlighting the danger posed by this bill's > exemptions, exceptions and exclusions – which fundamentally undermine its > purpose of making the internet safer. The risks are international in scope > as these loopholes could effectively allow for harmful content and > disinformation to be "laundered" in the UK. Please sign if possible! > > *Overview of the Letter: * > > The UK’s Online Safety Bill, currently making its way through Parliament, > aims to make the UK “the safest place in the world to go online”. > Unfortunately, it falls far short of that objective in its current form – > to the extent that it could actually make adults and children *less safe * > online*. * > > > The bill contains glaring loopholes that could allow some of the actors > most responsible for harm online to avoid oversight and regulation. Media > entities are exempt based on incredibly lenient criteria which would allow > nefarious actors to launder harmful content. The democratic importance > exemption would let politicians' online speech stay up regardless of its > vast reach and potential to cause harm. Paid ads are left in scope despite > their demonstrable role in spreading disinformation and hate. All of this > serves to create a two-tiered system in which some of the most harmful > actors are given precedence, prioritising their freedom of speech over the > regular user. We’re demanding online regulation that protects all of our > human rights *equally. *These loopholes have severe implications not just > for the UK, but for the global community as well. If this new regime does > not address them, the UK could become the world’s “disinformation > laundromat”. > > > *We’re urging orgs and individuals from anywhere in the world concerned > with democracy, children’s safety, disinformation, public health, climate > change or other related causes to sign this letter to the UK Government > <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tyCCU9ms7AlMdieIl4zEGlBHf7n8snCttyQf4pBp8go/edit> > calling > on them to close the loopholes and build a more robust human rights > framework that applies equally. *In addition to this letter, we’re > kicking off a public advocacy campaign on July 4th with significant digital > spend behind it to further raise awareness about the OSB’s dangerous > loopholes. > > > *You can sign on by adding your name in the format shown at the bottom of > the document. * > > > Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns! > > > Many thanks, > > > Matt > > > *P.S. Please feel free to forward this on to additional orgs and > individuals you think would consider signing with [email protected] > <[email protected]> cc'ed. Thank you! * > > > On Fri, 1 Jul 2022 at 13:05, Eric Luth <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> Thanks for the summary, Dimi. Interesting read on the Digital Commons, >> happy to see that the Swedish government also supported. >> >> On Copyright reform, the Swedish government has sent its proposal on >> copyright reform to the council on legislation, which is the last step >> before it goes to parliament. We are currently analyzing the proposal, and >> working with MPs to improve the worst parts and safeguard the best. >> >> Best >> *Eric Luth* >> Projektledare engagemang och påverkan | Project Manager, Involvement and >> Advocacy >> Wikimedia Sverige >> [email protected] >> +46 (0) 765 55 50 95 >> >> Stöd fri kunskap, bli medlem i Wikimedia Sverige. >> Läs mer på blimedlem.wikimedia.se >> >> >> Den tors 30 juni 2022 kl 17:58 skrev Jan Gerlach <[email protected] >> >: >> >>> Many thanks for another great update, Dimi! >>> >>> Alex, the Foundation's Global Advocacy team is tracking the UK Online >>> Safety Bill and we have published our first impressions on the text here >>> <https://medium.com/wikimedia-policy/early-impressions-of-the-uk-online-safety-bill-72ae8b1aedbc>. >>> We're in touch with various allies of our movement in the UK and plan to >>> further engage on the bill when appropriate. >>> >>> Thanks for your interest! >>> Jan >>> >>> On Thu, Jun 30, 2022 at 8:32 AM Alex Stinson <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Demi and list? >>>> >>>> Is anyone following the UK law at: >>>> https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-safety-bill-supporting-documents/online-safety-bill-factsheet >>>> >>>> >>>> Curious if we are watching that in connection with other >>>> Disinfo/Content moderation laws. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Alex >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jun 30, 2022 at 12:16 PM Dimi Dimitrov <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> The French government has vowed to invest money in the commons. Rub >>>>> your eyes, read it again and then continue reading below. >>>>> >>>>> ==================== >>>>> >>>>> DIGITAL COMMONS >>>>> >>>>> ==================== >>>>> >>>>> It still surprises us to be able to put “French government” and >>>>> “investment in the digital commons” together, but here we go: The French >>>>> Presidency of the Council of the EU came up with a plan how the old >>>>> continent can compete with dominant US tech companies. The plan is to have >>>>> more “digital commons”, which can be anything open source, including >>>>> software, code libraries, tools, repositories. The basic thinking is that >>>>> if fundamental tools and libraries are accessible to all players, this >>>>> will >>>>> level the playing field. [1] >>>>> >>>>> — >>>>> >>>>> 19 EU Member Countries and the Commission presented the idea of >>>>> digital commons at the Digital Assembly in Toulouse. They acknowledge that >>>>> there are many instances of working digital commons, but also point out >>>>> that oftentimes projects lack long-term, structural support. The plan >>>>> envisages financial help and a “one-stop-shop” to find government support. >>>>> [2] >>>>> >>>>> — >>>>> >>>>> Funds in the ballpark of tens of millions of euros are already >>>>> pledged, but the concrete details are still in the making. Thanks to the >>>>> leadership of Wikimédia France, our movement and a group of partners >>>>> (Europeana, Communia, OpenStreetMap) are part of this conversation from >>>>> the >>>>> start. We especially want to show that governments can often help by >>>>> removing legal and administrative obstacles, not just by peddling money. >>>>> [3] >>>>> >>>>> ====== >>>>> >>>>> CSAM >>>>> >>>>> ====== >>>>> >>>>> We wrote about the proposal of the Commission to regulate the online >>>>> moderation of “Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM)” in last month’s report >>>>> [4]. While it is a very important issue to tackle, we do have great >>>>> concerns with parts of the text, especially provisions that would allow >>>>> scanning all online chats on a given platform. We are still analysing how >>>>> exactly, if at all, this would impact Wikimedia projects. In the meantime, >>>>> we can offer a short briefing. [5] >>>>> >>>>> — >>>>> >>>>> On the legislative side, the start feels very bumpy: The European >>>>> Parliament probably won’t refer the file to a committee until September or >>>>> October, while ample criticism is pouring in, including from the German >>>>> government. [6] >>>>> >>>>> ========= >>>>> >>>>> Net Neutrality >>>>> >>>>> ========= >>>>> >>>>> The European Commission plans to push out a new legislative proposal >>>>> after the summer that is expected to include provisions forcing some >>>>> service providers to pay for data traffic (think Facebook and Netflix >>>>> paying Deutsche Telekom and Telefonica). While this is a classic example >>>>> of >>>>> a lobbying battle between very large telecommunications companies and very >>>>> large tech companies, it also would violate some basic principles of net >>>>> neutrality. A group of civil society organisations, led by EDRi, sent a >>>>> letter to the relevant Commissioners outlining the main issues. [7] >>>>> >>>>> — >>>>> >>>>> On the bright side, BEREC, the EU’s body of telecoms regulators, has >>>>> updated its net neutrality guidelines to close some loopholes and >>>>> effectively ban zero rating of data for some applications. [8] >>>>> >>>>> ============= >>>>> >>>>> Disinformation >>>>> >>>>> ============= >>>>> >>>>> The European Commission has presented an updated Code of Practice on >>>>> Disinformation. [9] Wikimedia had not signed up the original Code, because >>>>> we deemed it was mainly focused on “follow the money”, hence where >>>>> disinformation is spread through advertising and paid reach. The version >>>>> will allow researchers more access to data of large platforms and again >>>>> focus on advertising. >>>>> >>>>> — >>>>> >>>>> The Code of Practice is a voluntary initiative for online platforms, >>>>> but taking part in it essentially removes some obligations under the newly >>>>> created Digital Services Act. >>>>> >>>>> ============= >>>>> >>>>> Italian Dramas >>>>> >>>>> ============= >>>>> >>>>> The Italian government published new draft guidelines about public >>>>> data (open government) and opened a consultation. [10] They basically >>>>> state >>>>> that open government and open data provisions don’t apply to institutions >>>>> related to culture, which is a very Italian thing. We wonder if this is in >>>>> line with the Public Sector Information Directive and will investigate >>>>> with >>>>> Wikimedia Italia, which are also participating in the consultation. >>>>> >>>>> — >>>>> >>>>> The Italian government has been on a roll. It also published the draft >>>>> national digitisation plan. It would establish an administrative fee for >>>>> the commercial use of all public domain digitisations of cultural >>>>> institutions. It essentially outlaws CC0 as a relevant license for most >>>>> GLAMs in the country and circumvents the public domain safeguard enshrined >>>>> in the latest copyright directive. There was a public consultation until >>>>> 15 >>>>> June which Wikimedia Italy and partners participated in. Expect blog posts >>>>> on Diff and on wikimedia.brussels soon. >>>>> >>>>> ============= >>>>> >>>>> Polish & Czech Copyright Reforms >>>>> >>>>> ============= >>>>> >>>>> The Czech copyright reform is in parliament. We have a Czech language >>>>> copy. [11] The Polish government published its proposal, which will go to >>>>> parliament very soon. We have a rough English translation. [12] If you >>>>> consider yourself a copyright geek, enjoy reading them. If you want to >>>>> help >>>>> our national partners advocating on this, get in touch! :) >>>>> >>>>> ==== >>>>> >>>>> END >>>>> >>>>> ==== >>>>> >>>>> [1]https://twitter.com/AmbNum/status/1540657835427741699 >>>>> >>>>> [2] >>>>> https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/politique-etrangere-de-la-france/diplomatie-numerique/actualites-et-evenements/article/le-rapport-sur-les-communs-numeriques-un-levier-essentiel-pour-la-souverainete >>>>> >>>>> [3] >>>>> https://www.wikimedia.fr/pour-un-developpement-des-communs-numeriques-a-lechelle-europeenne/ >>>>> >>>>> [4] >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/thread/D6C5TA6FWDLA6JHLJHAT66C2BZ4AQ3XG/ >>>>> >>>>> [5] >>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dD5AF8-uk2LFG7mu62AK7S80H4CrF1ftV7lheE6ZJBM/edit?usp=sharing >>>>> >>>>> [6] >>>>> https://www.techdirt.com/2022/06/27/germany-says-hell-no-to-eu-proposal-to-outlaw-encryption/ >>>>> >>>>> [7] >>>>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/16Q4d13xqr5UsPkoSMw7d_3YL-hZnq4cL/view?usp=sharing >>>>> >>>>> [8]https://fossbytes.com/europe-bans-zero-rating-internet-offers/ >>>>> >>>>> [9]https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_22_3664 >>>>> >>>>> [10] >>>>> https://www.agid.gov.it/it/agenzia/stampa-e-comunicazione/notizie/2022/06/16/open-data-consultazione-linee-guida >>>>> . >>>>> >>>>> [11] >>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J7dvl4yEk6ScWIIypdI6Uq_7273T7G5i/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=110641574264354613563&rtpof=true&sd=true >>>>> >>>>> [12] >>>>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N0ArQkgpZkQQcdpsidS_Yc-bS5liQsl5/view?usp=sharing >>>>> >>>>> Wikimedia Belgium vzw >>>>> BE 0563.775.480 - RPR Brussel >>>>> Antwerpselaan 40 Boulevard d’Anvers 1000 Brussel/Bruxelles >>>>> www.wikimedia.be >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Publicpolicy mailing list -- [email protected] >>>>> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Alex Stinson >>>> Lead Program Strategist >>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>> Twitter: @sadads >>>> >>>> Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and >>>> other Wikimedia projects create calls to action to invite new contributors >>>> through campaigns: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Publicpolicy mailing list -- [email protected] >>>> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Publicpolicy mailing list -- [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Publicpolicy mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> > > > -- > > > *Rita Jonusaite**Advocacy Coordinator *| EU DisinfoLab > > +32 488 59 70 70 (WhatsApp/Signal) > > Subscribe here to our newsletter <http://eepurl.com/dMT1Lg> > > EU DisinfoLab 2022 Conference (Oct. 25-26): Register now! > <https://www.disinfo.eu/conference/> > > _______________________________________________ > Publicpolicy mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > -- Alex Stinson Lead Program Strategist Wikimedia Foundation Twitter: @sadads Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other Wikimedia projects create calls to action to invite new contributors through campaigns: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns
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