Thanks for this ED.  I note the allegation that the site violates the 
UDHR....a cautionary note for all those working on the human rights 
language.

WE should definitely file this one in our docs-to-be-cited folders.

Stephanie Perrin


On 2017-02-02 12:32, Edward Morris wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> Within the Board Governance Committee’s rejection of Reconsideration 
> Request 16-14, released yesterday, is an acknowledgement that ICANN 
> does not regulate content:
> “The BGC notes, however, that the Requester ultimately seeks to have 
> ICANN assume greater responsibility of policing purportedly illegal 
> activity on the Internet, and attempts to place the burden on ICANN to 
> regulate content on the Internet. That is not ICANN’s role. If content 
> is to be regulated, that review and enforcement falls to institutions 
> charged with interpreting and enforcing laws and regulations around 
> the world, such as law enforcement (local and national police agencies 
> as well as intergovernmental organizations like Interpol), regulatory 
> agencies, and judicial systems, and not ICANN.”
> This is a paragraph we need to save. The recent appointment of ICANN 
> VP Dave Piscitello to the board of directors of the Anti-Phising 
> Working Group (APWG) may be of concern. We need to monitor to ensure 
> that ICANN remains out of content regulation, and that cybersecurity 
> concerns do not override this basic principle.
> The full decision in Reconsideration Request 16-14 may be found here:
> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/reconsideration-16-14-lee-bgc-determination-01feb17-en.pdf
> Kind Regards,
> Ed Morris