If they lose their legal basis for owning a .cn domain, google.cn would cease to exist, or if it continued to exist, it would be illegal, and doing anything blatantly illegal in China puts their employees at serious risk. Rebecca MacKinnon basisblatantlycease share on social
We must all rise to the challenge to demonstrate that security and prosperity in the Internet age are not only compatible with liberty, they ultimately depend on it. Rebecca MacKinnon agechallengecompatible Change image and share on social
You don't have to be a nerd or a programmer or a network engineer to make a difference. Rebecca MacKinnon differenceengineermake Change image and share on social
As a condition for entry into the Chinese market, Apple had to agree to the Chinese government's censorship criteria in vetting the content of all iPhone apps available for download on devices sold in mainland China. Rebecca MacKinnon agreeappapple share on social
Shibuya is a trendy part of Tokyo where young people come to meet and have a good time. Rebecca MacKinnon goodmeetpart Change image and share on social
One-way monologues through the Voice of America and Radio Free Asia don't have much street cred with China's Internet generation, to be honest. Rebecca MacKinnon americaasiachina Change image and share on social
It is time to stop debating whether the Internet is an effective tool for political expression and instead to address the much more urgent question of how digital technology can be structured, governed, and used to maximize the good and minimize the evil. Rebecca MacKinnon addressdebatedigital share on social
Every year in China, Internet executives are officially rewarded for their 'patriotism.' Rebecca MacKinnon chinaexecutiveinternet Change image and share on social
When controversial speech can be taken offline through pressures on private intermediaries without any kind of due process, that is something we need to be concerned about. Rebecca MacKinnon concerncontroversialdue 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
