India’s Downward Spiral
The world’s biggest democracy is losing its way on freedom of expression online.
by Jillian C. York On February 10, 2012
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World: Mourning the Execution of Troy Davis
The state of Georgia has executed Troy Davis, despite a brief reprieve. Twitter users from around the globe are expressing their feelings the state of capital punishment in the United States.
by Jillian C. York On September 22, 2011
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A Case for Pseudonyms
On Google+ and Facebook, a rose by any other name will be kicked off their network….
by Jillian C. York On August 2, 2011
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Testing Google+
With an easier means of organizing friends, Google+ is positioning itself to take over Facebook. Jullian York reviews (and “likes”) this exclusive new social network.
by Jillian C. York On June 30, 2011
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Hijablogging: “Hijab Undecided”
The “hijablogosphere” has allowed women to share their experiences and reflections on whether to remain covered from head to toe, or abandon the hijab custom.
by Jillian C. York On June 30, 2011
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by Jillian C. York On June 16, 2011
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Journalistic Verification, Amina Arraf, and Haystack
What made journalists cast aside their usual levels of scrutiny? Or, is it perhaps that journalists are not as careful as we trust them to be?
by Jillian C. York On June 13, 2011
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The e-G8: Promises and Problems
If one looks at the list of G8 and EG8 attendees, some problems become immediately apparent: Absent from the list are civil society and human rights groups. Also it is made up almost entirely of white men from wealthy corporations.
by Jillian C. York On May 25, 2011
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West Censoring East: The Use of Western Technologies by Middle East Censors, 2010-2011
Nine countries in the Middle East and North Africa utilize Western-made tools for the purpose of blocking social and political content, effectively blocking a total of over 20 million Internet users from accessing such websites.
by Jillian C. York On March 30, 2011
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AllFacebook.com Editor Uses Bully Pulpit in Attempt to Remove Facebook Page
As tensions are brought back to a boiling point between Israel and Palestinians, Facebook’s TOS on hate speech is caught in the crossfire.
by Jillian C. York On March 28, 2011
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Arab World: How Much Does Internet Access Matter?
In Egypt and Tunisia, many attribute an important role to online tools while others debate their worth; most observers fall somewhere in the middle, recognizing the value of the Internet but remaining realistic about its limitations.
by Jillian C. York On March 11, 2011
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Israel/Palestine: Reacting to the Palestine Papers
Al Jazeera English released the first of more than 1,600 internal documents from a decade of the Israel-Palestine Peace Process. Here’s an overview of the blogosphere’s reaction.
by Jillian C. York On January 24, 2011
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