The potential for the abuse of power through digital networks - upon which we the people now depend for nearly everything, including… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Like it or not, Google and the Chinese government are stuck in a tense, long-term relationship, and can look forward to more… — 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
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
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
I know plenty of people in China who don't like what their government does to the Falun Gong, but they don't want… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
I am well aware of the facts presented by numerous security experts on the many ways in which the United States' digital… — 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
It is time to stop debating whether the Internet is an effective tool for political expression and instead to address the much… — 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
When U.S. commercial interests press the Chinese government to do a better job of policing Chinese websites for pirated content, a blind… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Each and every one of us has a vital part to play in building the kind of world in which government 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
