<div dir="auto"><div dir="auto" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px">I wish to strongly give my support for this policy and commend the authors of the policy for coming up with a very purposeful policy like this.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px">You recall the different reported cases of abuses that led to shutting down the Internet in some parts of Africa which is worrisome and calls for great concern to us as a community. </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px">While most African countries are concerned with Internet penetration to the rural community so as to help those communities reach out and have a better socioeconomic lifestyle, some African countries are busy shutting down the Internet for no particular reason such that it affects the basic human rights of freedom of expression. </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px">If we as a community can rise up to come up with this corrective measures to aid the freedom of Internet , we can all live in a better world. </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px">With no intention of endorsing this brand specifically, I wish to call your attention this advert which has gone in my country. </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=9QOKJ0FGk90" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(66,133,244)">https://youtube.com/watch?v=9Q<wbr>OKJ0FGk90</a><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"><i><font color="#f44336">The two minutes video is about a world without the Internet and ability to reach out for help in a lost island. </font></i></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px">Let's make the world and by extension the AFRINIC region a better place by supporting this policy, engaging stakeholders and the community. </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px">Above all, let's make sure the those who abuse this basic human rights are made to be accountable for their actions. </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"><b>Ogundele Caleb </b></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px">University of Ibadan </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Sent from my Nokia 3310😀😀😀</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Apr 11, 2017 7:49 PM, "SamiSalih" <<a href="mailto:sami@ntc.gov.sd">sami@ntc.gov.sd</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
Dear AFRINIC PDWG Members,<br>
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Greetings,<br>
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We have received a new policy Proposal - "Anti-Shutdown (AFPUB-2017-GEN-001-DRAFT-01)"<br>
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>From the following Authors:<br>
a) Andrew Alston – Liquid Telecommunications - <a href="mailto:andrew.alston@liquidtelecom.com">andrew.alston@liquidtelecom.<wbr>com</a><br>
b) Ben Roberts – Liquid Telecommunications - <a href="mailto:ben.roberts@liquidtelecom.com">ben.roberts@liquidtelecom.com</a><br>
c) Fiona Asonga – TESPOK – <a href="mailto:tespok@tespok.co.ke">tespok@tespok.co.ke</a><br>
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Published in this link<br>
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<a href="https://afrinic.net/en/community/policy-development/policy-proposals/2061-anti-shutdown-01" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://afrinic.net/en/<wbr>community/policy-development/<wbr>policy-proposals/2061-anti-<wbr>shutdown-01</a><br>
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Best Regards,<br>
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PDWG Co-chairs<br>
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