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