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"After filtering was introduced at the end of 2013 there was widescale criticism of inadvertent 'overblocking'. Legitimate sites are regularly blocked by the filters of some UK ISPs and mobile operators.[30] Furthermore, the identification of overblocked sites is made more difficult by the fact that ISPs do not provide checking tools to allow website owners to determine whether their site is being blocked.[31] When the Open Rights Group launched their independent checking tool in July 2014 it was discovered that 19% of 100,000 popularly-visited websites were being blocked (with significant variation between ISPs) although the percentage of sites hosting legal pornographic material is thought to be around 4%.[32]"

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_the_United_Kingdom

What's so special about social interactions at Duke University?

This appears to apply across all yahoo properties. Recently, they fucked up flickr. And just ten minutes ago I went to yahoo groups and was shocked to find another hideous redesign.

What the hell - does Marissa leave design and layout decisions to chimps with a box of crayons?

There is little to no evidence indicating that CCTV surveillance significantly reduces crime or increases safety.

Yes, I think "surveillance state" is pretty accurate.