RDR staff and partners at RightsCon Tunis, 2019.
During the week of July 27, RDR researchers and policy staff will be joining colleagues from around the world for several sessions at RightsCon 2020, the online edition of AccessNow‘s annual conference focused on technology, human rights, and business.
While we will miss chatting with you in the halls and on coffee breaks, we hope to see you at these and other sessions, and to connect on Twitter!
Monday, July 27
How do we know we can trust you? Weighing the strength of platforms’ commitments to provide content moderation appeals
Time: 11:15am-12:15pm EDT · Session number: 8260
Track: Content governance, disinformation, and online hate
Speakers:
- Zak Rogoff, RDR (moderator)
- Tomiwa Ilori, University of Pretoria
- Jeremy Malcolm, Prostasia Foundation
- Kim Malfacini, Facebook
- Spandana Singh, Open Technology Institute
(Un)free speech: When algorithms decide
Time: 12:30-1:30pm EDT · Session number: 8995
A strategy session hosted by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Speakers:
- Nathalie Maréchal, RDR
- Frederike Kaltheuner, Mozilla Fellow
Tuesday, July 28
Real corporate accountability for surveillance capitalism: Setting the civil society agenda for the 2020s
Time: 11:30am-12:30pm EDT · Session number: 8606
Track: Alternative models for business and labor
Speakers:
- Chris Gilliard, digital privacy scholar
- Nathalie Maréchal, RDR (moderator)
- Joe Westby, Amnesty International
- Shoshana Zuboff, Harvard Business School
Thursday, July 30
Is the tech greener on the other side? Benchmarking tech companies’ environmental sustainability
Time: 9:00-10:00am EDT · Session number: 8522
Track: Alternative models for business and labor
A strategy session hosted by RDR’s Nathalie Maréchal, Jan Rydzak and Zak Rogoff
Friday, July 31
Digital curfew in a conflict zone and its impact on gender rights, education and economy
Time: 5:45-6:45am EDT · Session number: 9091
Track: Network connectivity and internet shutdowns
Speakers:
- Tanzeel Khan, digital rights activist (moderator)
- Jan Rydzak, RDR
- Radhika Jhalani, Software Freedom Law Centre
- Kris Ruijgrok, University of Amsterdam
