Rebecca MacKinnon
Internet Governance Pioneer | Digital Rights & Emerging Tech
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Rebecca MacKinnon is a leading expert on internet governance, democracy, and digital rights. As founder of the citizen media network Global Voices, she has pioneered efforts to promote free expression online.
MacKinnon also co-founded the NGO Ranking Digital Rights, which evaluates how the world's most powerful tech firms respect user rights. Her TED talks explore how to build a more accountable and equitable internet in the face of platform monopolies and authoritarian interference.
MacKinnon's insights empower audiences to navigate the social, political, and technological forces shaping the future of the digital world.
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We can fight terror without sacrificing our rights
Can we fight terror without destroying democracy? Internet freedom activist Rebecca MacKinnon thinks that we'll lose the battle against extremism and demagoguery if we censor the internet and press. In this critical talk, she calls for a doubling-down on strong encryption and appeals to governments to better protect, not silence, the journalists and activists fighting against extremists.
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