There is clearly a constituency that appreciates the message that Google is sending, that it finds the Chinese government's attitude to the Internet and censorship unacceptable. Rebecca MacKinnon appreciateattitudecensorship Change image and share on social
'Intermediary liability' means that the intermediary, a service that acts as 'intermediate' conduit for the transmission or publication of information, is held liable or legally responsible for everything its users do. Rebecca MacKinnon actconduithold share on social
The 'Shawshank Redemption' has nothing to do with China, but that hasn't kept social media censors from blocking the movie's title from searches on the country's most popular Twitter-like microblogging service, Weibo. Rebecca MacKinnon blockcensorchina share on social
Like it or not, Google and the Chinese government are stuck in a tense, long-term relationship, and can look forward to more high-stakes shadow-boxing in the netherworld of the world's most elaborate system of censorship. Rebecca MacKinnon boxcensorshipchinese share on social
Every news organization needs a social media strategy. Rebecca MacKinnon mediumnewsorganization Change image and share on social
I get the impression that most Chinese entrepreneurs are so focussed on doing what they need to do to succeed in the Chinese market - which is a big enough challenge even for the established players - that nobody is thinking much about the longer run or the bigger global picture. Rebecca MacKinnon bigchallengechinese share on social
I know plenty of people in China who don't like what their government does to the Falun Gong, but they don't want to entrust their data to the Falun Gong, either. Rebecca MacKinnon chinadatumentrust Change image and share on social
Google's entire business model and its planning for the future are banking on an open and free Internet. And it will not succeed if the Internet becomes overly balkanized. Rebecca MacKinnon balkanizedbankbusiness Change image and share on social
So long as confusion reigns, there will be no successful global Internet agenda, only contradiction. Rebecca MacKinnon agendumconfusioncontradiction Change image and share on social
In China, the problem is that with the system of censorship that's now in place, the user doesn't know to what extent, why, and under what authority there's been censorship. There's no way of appealing. There's no due process. Rebecca MacKinnon appealauthoritycensorship share on social
