A moral argument about whether censorship is good or bad deteriorates quickly into accusations about who is more or less patriotic, moral, pious, and so on. Rebecca MacKinnon accusationargumentbad Change image and share on social
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
I don't think there's any serious discussion inside the Chinese government about liberalising. I don't think anything's going to change in China until enough Chinese say, 'We're not going to play this game any more.' Rebecca MacKinnon changechinachinese 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
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
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
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
There is a widening gap between the middle-aged-to-older generation, who still read newspapers and watch CCTV news, and the Internet generation. Rebecca MacKinnon agecctvgap 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
