If China someday gains a more fair, just, and accountable system of government, it will be due to the hard work and… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Any new legal measures, or cooperative arrangements between government and companies meant to keep people from organizing violence or criminal actions, must… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Right after September 11, 2001, there weren't really any blogs in China, but there were a lot of Chinese chatrooms - and… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Amazon webhosting dropped Wikileaks as a customer after receiving a complaint from U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman, despite the fact that Wikileaks had… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
The Olympics brought a lot of development to Beijing, but I don't see that there have been any changes to human rights… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
I haven't heard of any cases of anti-American blog posts being censored or bloggers encountering consequences for anti-American speech on the web… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
I don't think there's any serious discussion inside the Chinese government about liberalising. I don't think anything's going to change in China… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Pretty much anybody who does creative work in China navigates the gray zone. People aren't clear about where the line is any… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
As in Pakistan, Tunisian and Egyptian human rights activists are concerned that any censorship mechanisms, once put in place, will inevitably be… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Thanks to the Internet in general and social media in particular, the Chinese people now have a mechanism to hold authorities accountable… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Compliance with the Stop Online Piracy Act would require huge overhead spending by Internet companies for staff and technologies dedicated to monitoring… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
I don't think any foreign Internet company can effectively compete against Chinese companies in the Chinese market. The regulatory environment is so… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
When controversial speech can be taken offline through pressures on private intermediaries without any kind of due process, that is something we… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
The user in China wants the same thing that any Internet user wants - privacy in conversations, maximum access to information, and… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
If China someday gains a more fair, just, and accountable system of government, it will be due to the hard work and efforts of… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
In January 2012, Google Plus started to roll out support for nicknames and pseudonyms, but those registering with a name other than their real-life… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
It becomes dangerous for somebody who doesn't want their boss to know their sexual preference to use online networks to push for laws supporting… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
If high-tech companies are serious about doing the right thing, they can join together and lobby for more transparency and accountability in the way… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Any new legal measures, or cooperative arrangements between government and companies meant to keep people from organizing violence or criminal actions, must not be… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Professional camera crews are rarely there when a bomb goes off or a rocket lands. They usually show up afterwards. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Google's entire business model and its planning for the future are banking on an open and free Internet. And it will not succeed if… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
A number of countries, including Russia and China, have put forward proposals to regulate aspects of the Internet like 'crime' and 'security' that are… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
You don't have to be a nerd or a programmer or a network engineer to make a difference. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
A moral argument about whether censorship is good or bad deteriorates quickly into accusations about who is more or less patriotic, moral, pious, and… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
There's a real contradiction that's difficult to explain to the West and the outside world about China and about the Internet. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
