If China someday gains a more fair, just, and accountable system of government, it will be due to the hard work and efforts of the Chinese people, not due to the inexorable workings of any particular technology. Rebecca MacKinnon accountablechinachinese 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
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
Human rights in cyberspace are really no different from rights in the physical world. Rebecca MacKinnon cyberspacehumanphysical Change image and share on social
In the future, 'the networked' will sometimes form alliances with the Silicon Valley companies against Congress, but sometimes we are going to want and need to target our campaigns for change at the companies themselves. Rebecca MacKinnon alliancecampaignchange share on social
Digital activism did not spring immaculately out of Twitter and Facebook. It's been going on ever since blogs existed. Rebecca MacKinnon activismblogdigital Change image and share on social
Taiwan politics certainly is colorful. Rebecca MacKinnon colorfulpolitictaiwan Change image and share on social
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
Internet freedom is not possible without freedom from fear, and users will not be free from fear unless they are sufficiently protected from online theft and attack. Rebecca MacKinnon attackfearfree 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
