Most people who use the Internet seem take its nature and characteristics for granted, like we take air and water for granted. — 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
The Chinese government sometimes shuts down the Internet and mobile services in specific areas where unrest occurs. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Whether it's Baidu or Chinese versions of YouTube or Sina or Sohu, Chinese Internet sites are getting daily directives from the government… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
There is no country on Earth where Internet and telecommunications companies do not face at least some pressure from governments to do… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
There is a widening gap between the middle-aged-to-older generation, who still read newspapers and watch CCTV news, and the Internet generation. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Governments clash with each other over who should control the co-ordination of the Internet's infrastructure and critical resources. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
The Chinese government clearly does pay attention to public opinion expressed on the Internet - the extent to which they choose to… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Facebook and Google are battling over who will be our gateway to the rest of the Internet through 'like' buttons and universal… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
We like to think of the Internet as a border-busting technology. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Twitter is growing up, expanding into other countries, and recognizing that the Internet is contrary to what people hoped; the government does… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
If multi-stakeholder Internet governance is to survive an endless series of challenges, its champions must commit to serving the interests and protecting… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
While the federal government is required by law to document publicly its wiretapping of phone lines, it is not required to do… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
We have to start thinking of ourselves as citizens of the Internet, not just passive users. I don’t see how we can… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
There is clearly a constituency that appreciates the message that Google is sending, that it finds the Chinese government's attitude to the… — 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
