Google's entire business model and its planning for the future are banking on an open and free Internet. And it will not succeed if the Internet becomes overly balkanized. Rebecca MacKinnon balkanizedbankbusiness 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
Anything illegal under Chinese law is, of course, not protected by copyright. Rebecca MacKinnon chinesecopyrightillegal Change image and share on social
It becomes dangerous for somebody who doesn't want their boss to know their sexual preference to use online networks to push for laws supporting gay marriage or same-sex partner rights if they can't do so with a pseudonym. Rebecca MacKinnon bosdangerousgay share on social
Can companies just claim a total lack of political responsibility in how their technology is used in all instances? It's something that companies should be thinking about when they sell their technologies around the world. Rebecca MacKinnon claimcompanyinstance share on social
In Russia, they do not generally block the Internet and directly censor websites. Rebecca MacKinnon blockcensordirectly Change image and share on social
The trend in China is toward tighter and tighter control. They are basically improving their censorship mechanisms. Rebecca MacKinnon basicallycensorshipchina Change image and share on social
Companies have choices to make about what extent they're handling their users' content. Rebecca MacKinnon choicecompanycontent Change image and share on social
If I were a Chinese dissident, I'd be grateful that Cisco had helped bring the Internet to China, but I'd also be outraged that Cisco may have helped the cops keep me under surveillance and catch me trying to organize protest activities. Rebecca MacKinnon activitybringcatch share on social
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
