We're going to get the Internet we deserve, and those people who are the most active in shaping the Internet to their liking are going to win out. Rebecca MacKinnon activedeserveinternet Change image and share on social
The user in China wants the same thing that any Internet user wants - privacy in conversations, maximum access to information, and the ability to speak their minds online. Rebecca MacKinnon abilityaccesschina Change image and share on social
Speech within the kingdom of Amazonia - run by its sovereign Jeff Bezos and his board of directors with help from the wise counsel and judgment of the company's executives - is not protected in the same way that speech is constitutionally protected in America's public spaces. Rebecca MacKinnon amazoniaamericabezos share on social
A number of countries, including Russia and China, have put forward proposals to regulate aspects of the Internet like 'crime' and 'security' that are currently unregulated at the global level due to lack of international consensus over what those terms actually mean or over how to balance enforcement with the protection of citizens' rights. Rebecca MacKinnon aspectbalancechina share on social
Clearly Google is searching for a way to do business in China that avoids them sending someone to jail over an e-mail. Rebecca MacKinnon avoidbusinesschina Change image and share on social
Facebook has a rule that you're not supposed to be anonymous. Rebecca MacKinnon anonymousfacebookrule Change image and share on social
It took a generation for companies to recognise their responsibilities in terms of labour practices and another generation for them to recognise their environmental obligations. Rebecca MacKinnon companyenvironmentalgeneration Change image and share on social
The basic technical protocols that have enabled the Internet to work in such a globally interconnected way are developed and shared openly by a community of engineers. Rebecca MacKinnon basiccommunitydevelop Change image and share on social
I study how governments seek to stifle and control online dissent. Rebecca MacKinnon controldissentgovernment Change image and share on social
Human freedom increasingly depends on who controls what we know and, therefore, how we understand our world. It depends on what information we are able to create and disseminate: what we can share, how we can share it, and with whom we can share it. Rebecca MacKinnon controlcreatedepend share on social