The Tunisian blogger and activist Sami Ben Gharbia has written passionately about how U.S. government involvement in grassroots digital spaces can endanger those who are already vulnerable to accusations by nasty regimes of acting as foreign agents. Rebecca MacKinnon accusationactactivist share on social
After the non-Japanese Carlos Ghosn was brought in by Nissan to turn around the struggling auto manufacturer, he made English the company's official working language. Rebecca MacKinnon autobringcarlo Change image and share on social
As it turns out, American-made technology had helped Mubarak and his security state collect, compile, and parse vast amounts of data about everyday citizens. Rebecca MacKinnon americanamountcitizen Change image and share on social
On Apple's special store for the Chinese market, apps related to the Dalai Lama are censored, as is one containing information about the exiled Uighur dissident leader Rebiya Kadeer. Apple similarly censors apps for iPads sold in China. Rebecca MacKinnon appapplecensor share on social
Laws and mechanisms originally meant to enforce copyright, protect children and fight online crime are abused to silence or intimidate political critics. Rebecca MacKinnon abusechildcopyright Change image and share on social
There is respect for law, and then there is complicity in lawlessness. Rebecca MacKinnon complicitylawlawlessness Change image and share on social
In a pre-Internet world, sovereignty over our physical freedoms, or lack thereof, was controlled almost entirely by nation-states. Rebecca MacKinnon controlfreedominternet 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
The Internet is empowering everybody. It's empowering Democrats. It's empowering dictators. It's empowering criminals. It's empowering people who are doing really wonderful and creative things. Rebecca MacKinnon creativecriminaldemocrat Change image and share on social
During the 1980s, when Japan's economy was roaring and people were writing books with titles like 'Japan is Number One,' most Japanese college students didn't make the effort to become fluent in English. Rebecca MacKinnon 1980sbookcollege share on social