[Npoc-discuss] Benjamin's concern about .org holder awareness and engagement.

[Wisdom Donkor]

You are right Arsene, npoc will have to mobilize it self quickly before is
too late. They should be seen in a leading position on this issues, they
are virtually quite.



On Mon, Dec 9, 2019, 9:46 PM Arsène Tungali <arsenebaguma at gmail.com> wrote:

> And that's where the. NPOC should step in and engage with non profits
> across the world, starting with engaging their members about this .org saga!
>
> On Mon, Dec 9, 2019, 3:50 PM Wisdom Donkor <wisdom.dk at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Benjamin you ask a very important question, just take Africa alone and
>> the number of NGO's that are registered with .org, most dont even know
>> their rights neither to participate in IG debates. It is very sad that, the
>> very people that should know better are taken taken advantage. I see this
>> to be a calculated move, it didnt just start today.
>>
>>
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>> On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 2:30 PM Sam Lanfranco <lanfran at yorku.ca> wrote:
>>
>>> Benjamin,
>>>
>>> You have raised an important point here, one that applies to more than
>>> just the .org domain name holders, won’t go away, and requires increased
>>> attention.
>>>
>>> Every person, community, company, and government is now a resident in
>>> the Internet ecosystem. Most have no idea of their rights and obligations
>>> as "citizens" in those digital spaces.
>>>
>>> In literal citizenship one’s rights and obligations evolve out of
>>> appropriate legislation, and education around acceptable behavior. There
>>> are starts around privacy rights, e.g. EU’s GPDR.
>>>
>>> There is also an issue in this .org transaction, with ICANN’s attempts
>>> to give questionable powers to registries and registrars under the
>>> ill-named banner of DNS Abuse.
>>>
>>> Making .org domain name holders aware of their rights and obligations,
>>> and engaging them in the policy and behavior dialogues, are important parts
>>> of defining digital citizenship.
>>>
>>> Sam Lanfranco
>>>
>>>
>>> ---- Original Message ----
>>> *From*: Benjamin Akinmoyeje <benakin at GMAIL.COM>
>>> *To*: NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>>> *Sent*: Mon, Dec 9, 2019, 8:59 AM
>>> *Subject*: Re: Milton's Dec 8th Draft & Commentary
>>>
>>> I also align with this letter, however I just have some concern playing
>>> in my head.
>>> How does this process get the representation of the about 10 million
>>> registrants of the .org TLD , knowing fully that many of them don't even
>>> participate in the IG processes? It is just a question in my head.
>>>
>>> However this is a good approach compared to others.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Benjamin
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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