The relationship between citizens and government is increasingly mediated through the Internet. Rebecca MacKinnon citizengovernmentincreasingly Change image and share on social
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
Right after September 11, 2001, there weren't really any blogs in China, but there were a lot of Chinese chatrooms - and there were a lot of conversations in which Chinese netizens were saying things like, 'served them right.' That was definitely not the official Chinese government policy - which condemned the terrorists. Rebecca MacKinnon blogchatroomchina share on social
In the future, 'the networked' will sometimes form alliances with the Silicon Valley companies against Congress, but sometimes we are going to want and need to target our campaigns for change at the companies themselves. Rebecca MacKinnon alliancecampaignchange 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
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
The Chinese government clearly sees Internet and mobile innovation as a major driver of its global economic competitiveness going forward. Rebecca MacKinnon chinesecompetitivenessdriver Change image and share on social