Jillian York

Project Coordinator for the OpenNet Initiative at Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society

Jillian York appears in the following:

Netflix Pulls Episode of Hasan Minhaj's Show in Saudi Arabia, Highlighting Global Tech Trend

Thursday, January 03, 2019

Responding to a complaint from the Saudi government, Netflix removed an episode of "Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj," a form of censorship that frequently plays out across the world.

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Life in Facebookistan

Friday, October 26, 2012

Writer Rebecca MacKinnon has compared Facebook to a country, she calls it Facebookistan. Facebookistan has 1 billion people, and an economy that rivals many countries'. Brooke and Bob talk to Jillian York and Clay Shirky about the contours of Facebookistan, and how it affects life in the actual world we live in.

Don & Juan - What’s Your Name

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Rise of the Syriabots: Syrian Loyalists Flood Twitter with Propaganda

Friday, April 22, 2011

During the unrest sweeping across the Middle East and North Africa, social networking sites have become forums for pro-revolutionary forces to gather information and support for their causes. But while the rebels and their supporters have gained ground, they’ve had to contend with pro-government forces staking their claim in the virtual sphere as well.

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