<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><p style="margin-top:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px">The NZ government and Prime Minister Ardern were specifically interested in receiving feedback on how to proceed with the Christchurch call and which processes and forums should be used. We already mentioned some venues in our collective input such as the Internet Governance Forum and others. since we have a couple of days to discuss the appropriate processes and perhaps submit a more elaborate process document to the NZ government, I thought it would be good to start a thread here.</p><p style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px">In my opinion, we need a couple of pre-requisite for the venues that discuss content moderation online. Moreover, we need to discuss pre-requisite about the pledge itself before moving forward with processes through which the pledge can be implemented. I think one off processes or annual meetings that can be selective about topics such as IGF or are by invitation only might not be the best venues. Perhaps we can start by creating a process that possesses certain criteria. We can use the InternetNZ coordination space as the starting point and build on it. [<a href="https://christchurchcallcoord.internetnz.nz/" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" target="_blank">https://christchurchcallcoord.internetnz.nz</a>]</p><p style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px">The criteria that come to mind are the following.</p><ul style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 40px;clear:both;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px"><li><p>A stand-alone process which solely focuses on the Christchurch call and the mandate of the process is defined by the community.</p></li><li><p>Some aspects of the pledge text are unacceptable to some part of the Internet community. Any process for implementation of the pledge should consider the shortcomings of the text and provide further clarifications on the terms that are used or discuss whether some clauses should be implemented.</p></li><li><p>Any process used to move the Christchurch call forward should be inclusive of all stakeholders and not be government run only.</p></li><li><p>There should be direct participation by civil society and other parts of the Internet community in the Christchurch call process and stakeholders should not be consulted with in silos and through parallel processes.</p></li><li><p>The process should be inclusive hence by invitation only workshops and conferences are not the preferred venues to discuss the Christchurch call. Raising awareness about the call in these venues might be suitable but discussions about the text and its implementation that should be done through a process whereby everyone on an equal footing can participate.</p></li></ul><p style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px">These criteria are a starting point and we can elaborate further. If you have any other issue in mind regarding the process lets discuss here.</p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="m_-7296661238309284537gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Farzaneh </font></div></div></div></div></div>
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