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Research: Online Service Provider Assessment Project: Yahoo
Help is needed to
extend the OSPA project to produce a report on Yahoo with respect to communities who may face bias,
discrimination, or defamation online. The report
may be used in dialog with Yahoo and to keep our communities
informed about Yahoo's policies and practices.
Volunteer / Intern
The Yahoo OSPA project relies heavily on
volunteer and intern participation, so
please consider participating in this important project.
Media Coverage
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German Prosecutors Drop Yahoo! "Mein Kampf" Probe
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German authorities
said on Wednesday they planned no legal action against Internet
portal Yahoo! Inc over online auctions of copies of
Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" book, which is banned in Germany,
Reuters, March 21, 2001
Related media coverage:
USA Today, March 23, 2001
Additional Resources
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French Auschwitz Group Seeks Symbolic Yahoo Damages
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French representatives of Nazi
concentration camp inmates filed a suit against the head of
Yahoo! Inc. on Monday, claiming a symbolic one franc (15 U.S.
cents) of damages for the U.S. Internet giant's alleged
justification of war crimes, Reuters,
January 22, 2001.
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"Underage" Activists Blocked
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Internet Freedom, a U.K.-based
cyber-rights organization, was denied an eGroups account
provided by Yahoo!. It seems that Yahoo! has confused
the age of the organization (founded October 1996) for
the age of its members, Digital Freedom Network, September 25, 2000.
Online Service Provider Assessment Project
This project provides a standard means for testing online
services and determining how they treat certain types of content and
constituents.
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Issues
Online Access
Online Privacy
Digital Defamation
Digital Divide
Online Community
Diversity of Content
Online Commercialism
Electronic Electorate
Privacy Policy
Site Accessibility
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