Control Quote by Rebecca MacKinnon Download Open image “I study how governments seek to stifle and control online dissent.” — Rebecca MacKinnon ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.2 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Control Dissent How Internet Online Politics Seek Study
The decentralized nature of online conversations often makes it easier to manipulate public opinion, both domestically and globally. Regimes that once relied on centralized… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
I personally am inclined to approach [housework] the way governments treat dissent: ignore it until it revolts. — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
“Although the press enjoys much more freedom of speech these days, and the internet provides the public with access to the world at large,… — Insight Guides Copy Share Image
History is rife with examples of governments taking actions to 'protect' their citizens from harm by controlling access to information and inhibiting freedom of… — Vint Cerf Copy Share Image
If surveillance, censorship and propaganda are the three pillars of authoritarianism, information, organization and leverage are the counter-pillars of citizen power. And the Internet… — Zeynep Tufekci Copy Share Image
“Controlling the internet is a powerful tool for increasingly confident autocracies.” — Roger Spitz Copy Share Image
“Be mindful of what you say or post online, whether for social media engagement or financial incentives. Make sure your actions do not betray… — De philosopher DJ Kyos Copy Share Image
History shows that the mere existence of a mass surveillance apparatus, regardless of how it is used, is in itself sufficient to stifle dissent.… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
The Internet is an empowering force for people who are protesting against the abuse of power. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
The federal government seeks to control and regulate the Internet, but the last thing this Congress should be doing is trying to stifle public… — Dennis Hastert Copy Share Image
One must be wary of the view that these loose and diverse coalitions represent a new form of globalized participatory democracy. The dissent industry… — Sylvia Ostry 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
I thought I fought a really good Orlando Salido. I never let him get into his fight. I knew what I needed to do… — Mikey Garcia Copy Share Image
I started off as a model maker, so the first part of my career was a model maker and then a motion control camera… — John Knoll Copy Share Image
In Congress, Florida Republicans worked with the Trump administration to secure funding for coastal restoration projects following the devastating impacts of Hurricanes Irma and… — Michael Waltz Copy Share Image
Sometimes you have to laugh to keep from crying or getting overly angry or to maintain control. — Dennis Haysbert Copy Share Image
My sister-in-law works for a group that supports orphanages in Cairo. She and her colleagues take care of children left behind by circumstances beyond… — Mohamed ElBaradei Copy Share Image
Some nights I'm funny with the between-song commentary, some nights I'm not. I have no control over this. I pace the stage a lot… — David Berman Copy Share Image
“The vision teller tells the vision to unguarded minds' of prey. The programmed.” — T.F. Hodge Copy Share Image
I've been so lucky with the people I've worked with, but I'm such a fan girl. When I moved to London at 16, I… — Sheridan Smith Copy Share Image
Once you publish a book, it is out of your control. You cannot dictate how people read it. — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
Parents should have perfect control over their own spirits, and with mildness and yet firmness bend the will of the child until it shall… — Ellen G. White Copy Share Image
Take control of who you report to, what you do, what you create. Or start a business on the side. Deliver some value, any… — James Altucher Copy Share Image