A good point. David Kaye made the same observation:
https://twitter.com/davidakaye/status/951842927151529984


On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 3:40 AM, Ayden Férdeline <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Thanks for sharing this, Sam. Looking over the list of 39 experts, it is a
> pity that no representatives of groups which advocate for freedom of
> expression were chosen. That aside, I hope ICANN shares with us the position
> that it is going to be taking into these discussions. What is ICANN's goal
> for participating here, and what is Mr Markovski tasked with achieving, I
> wonder?
>
> — Ayden
>
>
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> Subject: FYI: EC appoints 39 experts [one from ICANN] to a new high level
> group on fake news and online disinformation.
> Local Time: 12 January 2018 6:04 PM
> UTC Time: 12 January 2018 17:04
> From: [log in to unmask]
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> FYI:
>
> The European Commission (EC) has appointed 39 experts to a new High
> Level Group (HLEG) on fake news and online disinformation.
> It comprises representatives of the civil society, social media
> platforms, news media organisations, journalists and academia.
> Professor dr. Madeleine de Cock Buning is nominated to chair the Group.
>
> The ICANN person in the HLEG  is Veni Markovski, currently ICANN's
> Vice-President for UN engagement, based in New York.
>
>