In the United States, whatever you may think of Julian Assange, even people who are not necessarily big fans of his are very concerned about the way in which the United States government and some companies have handled Wikileaks. Rebecca MacKinnon assangebigcompany share on social
The way I think liberties get eroded is not that all of a sudden you become an Orwellian state, but gradually it becomes harder for people with unpopular views to speak out without being in danger, be it from the state or just from the majority of the people who don't like them. Rebecca MacKinnon dangererodegradually share on social
When Tim Berners-Lee invented the computer code that led to the creation of the World Wide Web in 1990, he did not try to patent or charge fees for the use of his technology. Rebecca MacKinnon bernerchargecode Change image and share on social
Increasingly, corporate executives who don't speak Japanese are coming into Japan. Unlike their predecessors, they expect their employees to be able to communicate in English. Rebecca MacKinnon comecommunicatecorporate Change image and share on social
Social networking platforms like Facebook and Twitter should be urged to adhere to business practices that maximize the safety of activists using their platforms. Rebecca MacKinnon activistadherebusiness Change image and share on social
Google attempted to run a search engine in China, and they ended up giving up. Rebecca MacKinnon attemptchinaend Change image and share on social
President Barack Obama's administration sometimes finds itself at odds with members of Congress who oppose nearly everything the United Nations does on principle. Rebecca MacKinnon administrationbarackcongress Change image and share on social
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 in which Chinese officialdom deals with Internet services. Rebecca MacKinnon accountabilitychinesecompany share on social
When Google went into China, there were some people who said they shouldn't compromise at all - that it is very bad for human rights to do so. But there were other people, particularly Chinese people, who said they were glad Google had gone in. Rebecca MacKinnon badchinachinese share on social
Intermediary liability enables the Chinese authorities to minimize the number of people they need to put in jail in order to stay in power and to maximize their control over what the Chinese people know and don't know. Rebecca MacKinnon authoritychinesecontrol share on social
