There is a widening gap between the middle-aged-to-older generation, who still read newspapers and watch CCTV news, and the Internet generation. Rebecca MacKinnon agecctvgap Change image and share on social
In the Internet age, it is inevitable that corporations and government agencies will have access to detailed information about people's lives. Rebecca MacKinnon accessageagency Change image and share on social
People in China have a range of strong views about how children should be protected when they go online and whether the responsibility should be with the government, with parents, or somebody else. Rebecca MacKinnon childchinagovernment Change image and 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
There is no country on Earth where Internet and telecommunications companies do not face at least some pressure from governments to do things that would potentially infringe on users' rights to free expression and privacy. Rebecca MacKinnon companycountryearth share on social
There's a lot of politics over who gets the next allocation of Congressional funding. Rebecca MacKinnon allocationcongressionalfund Change image and share on social
The Internet is a politically contested space. Rebecca MacKinnon contestinternetpolitically Change image and 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
A lot of Chinese don't understand why people in the West are critical of China. Rebecca MacKinnon chinachinesecritical Change image and share on social
The basic technical protocols that have enabled the Internet to work in such a globally interconnected way are developed and shared openly by a community of engineers. Rebecca MacKinnon basiccommunitydevelop Change image and share on social
