I am well aware of the facts presented by numerous security experts on the many ways in which the United States' digital networks have come under siege by cybercriminals and under daily assault by hackers in league with various foreign governments. Rebecca MacKinnon assaultawarecybercriminals share on social
I do not know of a Chinese blogger who has gone to jail, but I know several who have had their blogs shut down. I also know some Chinese bloggers who have received threatening phone calls from police warning them to 'be careful.' In some cases, they stopped blogging for a while. Rebecca MacKinnon blogbloggerblogging share on social
Almost every week, there are stories in the press or on Chinese social media about what even the official Chinese media call 'hot online topics:' stories about how people in a particular village or town used Weibo to expose malfeasance by local or regional authorities. Rebecca MacKinnon authoritycallchinese 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
While the Internet can't be controlled 100 percent, it's possible for governments to filter content and discourage people from organizing. Rebecca MacKinnon contentcontroldiscourage 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
Internet freedom is not possible without freedom from fear, and users will not be free from fear unless they are sufficiently protected from online theft and attack. Rebecca MacKinnon attackfearfree Change image and share on social
The relationship between citizens and government is increasingly mediated through the Internet. Rebecca MacKinnon citizengovernmentincreasingly Change image and share on social