Tactically, yelling at Google is unwise. Rebecca MacKinnon googletacticallyunwise Change image and share on social
Over time, if you want rights, you have to also show that you can use them responsibly and that you can build a positive world in the online space, and that's also very important. Rebecca MacKinnon buildimportantonline Change image and share on social
Only about 10 percent of India's population uses the web, making it unlikely that Internet freedom will be a decisive ballot-box issue anytime soon. Rebecca MacKinnon anytimeballotbox Change image and share on social
On March 5, 2011, protesters stormed the Egyptian state security headquarters. In real time, activists shared their discoveries on Twitter as they moved through a building that had until recently been one of the Mubarak regime's largest torture facilities. Rebecca MacKinnon activistbuilddiscovery share on social
Facebook is blocked in mainland China, but is used heavily by the rest of the Chinese-speaking world, including Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan. Rebecca MacKinnon blockchinachinese Change image and share on social
If multi-stakeholder Internet governance is to survive an endless series of challenges, its champions must commit to serving the interests and protecting the rights of all Internet users around the world, particularly those in developing countries where Internet use is growing fastest. Rebecca MacKinnon challengechampioncommit share on social
Would the Protestant Reformation have happened without the printing press? Would the American Revolution have happened without pamphlets? Probably not. But neither printing presses nor pamphlets were the heroes of reform and revolution. Rebecca MacKinnon americanhappenhero share on social
Microsoft runs the world's biggest blogging platform, MSN Spaces. Rebecca MacKinnon bigbloggingmicrosoft Change image and share on social
Internet companies created the social-media tools that fueled the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street insurgencies, and that have helped political candidates rally grass-roots support. Rebecca MacKinnon candidatecompanycreate 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