Most people who use the Internet seem take its nature and characteristics for granted, like we take air and water for granted. Rebecca MacKinnon aircharacteristicgrant Change image and share on social
Seemingly small choices and small actions add up over time. Rebecca MacKinnon actionaddchoice Change image and share on social
Microsoft runs the world's biggest blogging platform, MSN Spaces. Rebecca MacKinnon bigbloggingmicrosoft Change image and share on social
In Britain, a 'block list' of harmful Web sites, used by all the major Internet Service Providers, is maintained by a private foundation with little transparency and no judicial or government oversight of the list. Rebecca MacKinnon blockbritainfoundation share on social
Research In Motion, the owner of BlackBerry, has been asked by a range of governments to comply with surveillance requirements. Rebecca MacKinnon askblackberrycomply Change image and share on social
There is a broad movement that has been holding companies accountable on human rights for a long time. Rebecca MacKinnon accountablebroadcompany Change image and share on social
It's harder and harder for journalists to get out in the field and interview Iraqis. The Web can get these voices out easily and cheaply. Rebecca MacKinnon cheaplyeasilyfield Change image and share on social
The U.S. relationship with Bahrain is obviously more complicated than with Syria and Iran. Rebecca MacKinnon bahraincomplicateiran Change image and share on social
One thing is very clear from the chatter I see on Chinese blogs, and also from just what people in China tell me, is that Google is much more popular among China's Internet users than the United States. Rebecca MacKinnon blogchatterchina 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