Rebecca MacKinnon

When U.S. commercial interests press the Chinese government to do a better job of policing Chinese websites for pirated content, a blind eye is generally turned to the fact that ensuing crackdowns provide a great excuse to tighten mechanisms to censor all content the Chinese government doesn't like.

American Journalist

Nazanin Boniadi

As far as the 2009 elections go, there has been a serious crackdown on human rights in Iran, a clampdown on the media and the wrongful imprisonment of journalists. So it seems what's happening is the government is going after people who have a voice, people who change society or public opinion.

British Actress

Vint Cerf

Several authoritarian regimes reportedly propose to ban anonymity from the web, making it easier to find and arrest dissidents. At Google, we see and feel the dangers of the government-led net crackdown. We operate in about 150 countries around the globe.

American Scientist

Liu Xiaobo

For those of us in the opposition movement under dictatorships, part of our job is confronting police and spending time in prison. So, a dissident not only needs to learn how to oppose oppression but also how to face the crackdowns and time in prison.

Chinese Critic

William Hague

Unless there is meaningful change in Syria and an end to the crackdown, President Assad and those around him will find themselves isolated internationally and discredited within Syria.

British Politician

Park Won-soon

We will strengthen crackdown on illegal renovations and enforce a restitution of large-scale development gains to better stabilize the real estate market.

South Korean Politician

Kevin de Leon

Drafting local police into Trump's immigration crackdown undermines public safety and is a colossal waste of taxpayer dollars.

American Politician

Jamais Cascio

Crackdowns on Internet content make clear the need for an anonymized Web. Now, someone just needs to implement it.

American Writer

Joshua Wong

There's no doubt that the Chinese government is waging a full-fledged crackdown on Demosisto.

Chinese Activist

Kerry Kennedy

LGBT people are at the heart of President Vladimir Putin's crackdown on democracy.

American Activist

Crackdown implies strict and severe actions to enforce rules or laws.

Enforcement Intensity

Crackdown often suggests a sudden or recent increase in enforcing laws or rules.

Sudden Action

A crackdown usually targets a particular behavior, activity, or group.

Specific Target

 amplified by the suppression of information and brutal government investigations. In particular, this witch hunt mentality targeted artists and writers who were suspected of Communist sympathies. Bradbury was alarmed at this cultural crackdown. He believed it set a dangerous precedent for further censorship,

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