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23 November 2012
Open letter to Marissa Mayer: HTTPS for all Yahoo! communications services now!
Written by Renata Avila
· Advocacy
After the celebrated appointment of Marisa Mayer as CEO of Yahoo!, the new leadership has the opportunity to fix an urgent matter: Yahoo! Mail is the only major web-based e-mail...
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22 November 2012
Netizen Report: #Gaza Edition
Written by Netizen Report Team
· Netizen Report
This week's Netizen Report begins in Gaza, where the conflict between Israel and Hamas has highlighted sensitive issues in the negotiation of free speech online by Internet companies. From there, we move to Russia, where over 180 websites have been blacklisted for offensive content under a child pornography law. Then, we move to Portugal, the UAE and beyond.
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20 November 2012
In Case of Disconnection: Preparing Gaza for an Internet Shutdown
Written by Jillian York
· Israel, Middle East & North Africa
For days, rumors have abounded that I