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
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
Congress may not get the Internet, but the Internet doesn't get Congress, either. Rebecca MacKinnon congressinternet Change image and share on social
QQ is not secure. You might as well be sharing your information with the Public Security Bureau. Rebecca MacKinnon bureauinformationpublic Change image and share on social
The early idealists and companies and governments have all assumed that the Internet will bring freedom. Yet China proves that this is not the case. Rebecca MacKinnon assumebringcase Change image and share on social
Facebook has a rule that you're not supposed to be anonymous. Rebecca MacKinnon anonymousfacebookrule Change image and share on social
There has been a rising tide of criticism about China's treatment of foreign companies. Rebecca MacKinnon chinacompanycriticism Change image and share on social
The Chinese government sometimes shuts down the Internet and mobile services in specific areas where unrest occurs. Rebecca MacKinnon areachinesegovernment Change image and share on social
Even in democratic society, we don't have good answers how to balance the need for security on one hand and the protection of free speech on the other in our digital networks. Rebecca MacKinnon answerbalancedemocratic 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
