Censorship Quote by Rebecca MacKinnon

China is the most repressive censorship regime on the Internet.

— John Palfrey

Our studies have shown that China's online censorship systems are by far the most sophisticated and extensive in the world.

— John Palfrey

I think (the internet) is contributing to Chinese political engagement..access to the outside world is preventing more censorship.

— Bill Gates

While the Internet is censored in China, the censorship is allowing a level of speech to take place that's unprecedented.

— Ethan Zuckerman

The trend in China is toward tighter and tighter control. They are basically improving their censorship mechanisms.

— Rebecca MacKinnon

Access to the outside world is preventing more censorship. I do think information flow is happening in China. .. There's no doubt in my…

— Bill Gates

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

Chinese central government doesn't need to even lead public opinion: it just selectively stops censorship. In other words, just as censorship is a political…

— Michael Anti

Overall there may be less censorship in America than in China, but censorship and self-censorship are not only from political pressure, but also pressures…

— Yiyun Li

In China, the rules of the market are not always that transparent. So it's very hard. Also, the national TV networks are all owned…

— Yang Lan

China and the U.S. are two societies with very different attitudes towards opinion and criticism. In China, I am constantly under surveillance. Even my…

— Ai Weiwei

You might be tempted to think that China has a Streisand-effect problem, in which trying to censor an event creates even more publicity. But…

— Zeynep Tufekci