213 Quotes by Rebecca MacKinnon

Twitter is growing up, expanding into other countries, and recognizing that the Internet is contrary to what people hoped; the government does reach into the Internet.

The Egyptian Revolution makes it clear, if anybody was in doubt, that digital technologies are going to play a powerful role in the future of global politics.

The early idealists and companies and governments have all assumed that the Internet will bring freedom. Yet China proves that this is not the case.

When controversial speech can be taken offline through pressures on private intermediaries without any kind of due process, that is something we need to be concerned about.

We like to think of the Internet as a border-busting technology.

The Chinese government sometimes shuts down the Internet and mobile services in specific areas where unrest occurs.

The Chinese government clearly sees Internet and mobile innovation as a major driver of its global economic competitiveness going forward.

Bottom line is, it's good they're in China. . . . But there's a lot more they can do when it comes to thinking through the human rights implications of their business practices. If high-tech companies are serious about doing the right thing, they can join together and lobby for more transparency and accountability in the way in which Chinese officialdom deals with Internet services.

The Chinese government clearly does pay attention to public opinion expressed on the Internet - the extent to which they choose to adapt their practices based on it, or ignore it, seems to vary.