I think one of the problems I think with a lot of people in high school is that people don't think of the Internet as a real place or a place that has physical consequences in the physical world. This happens with adults who ought to know better, too. Rebecca MacKinnon adultconsequencehigh share on social
The Patriot Act, passed overwhelmingly but hastily after 9/11, allows the FBI to obtain telecommunication, financial, and credit records without a court order. Rebecca MacKinnon actcourtcredit Change image and share on social
Citizens' rights cannot be protected if their digital activities are governed and policed by opaque and publicly unaccountable corporate mechanisms. Rebecca MacKinnon activitycitizencorporate Change image and 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
Radio was used powerfully by Josef Goebbels to disseminate Nazi propaganda, and just as powerfully by King George VI to inspire the British people to fight invasion. Rebecca MacKinnon britishdisseminatefight Change image and share on social
Facebook has conquered much of the world. Rebecca MacKinnon conquerfacebookworld Change image and share on social
Facebook is blocked in mainland China, but is used heavily by the rest of the Chinese-speaking world, including Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan. Rebecca MacKinnon blockchinachinese Change image and share on social
Consistently, Baidu has censored politically sensitive search results much more thoroughly than Google.cn. Rebecca MacKinnon baiducensorconsistently Change image and share on social
Amazon webhosting dropped Wikileaks as a customer after receiving a complaint from U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman, despite the fact that Wikileaks had not been charged, let alone convicted, of any crime. Rebecca MacKinnon amazonchargecomplaint Change image and share on social
Public trust in both government and corporations is low, and deservedly so. Rebecca MacKinnon corporationdeservedlygovernment Change image and share on social
