RDR is raising its voice. This month, in keeping with our strategic priority to increase our visibility, we have brought two new team members on board. Ellery Roberts Biddle is our first-ever editorial director, and Aliya Bhatia joined us as our new communications officer. With
Changes are happening at RDR! Jessica Dheere, our current deputy director, will assume the role of director as of September 2020. Rebecca MacKinnon will stay on as founding director into 2021. A former journalist and prominent advocate in the digital rights field since 2008, Dheere
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
Hate speech. Viral disinformation campaigns. Political polarization propelled by targeted ads. Pressure is mounting on policymakers to hold internet platforms liable for these kinds of online speech. So far, most regulatory options focus on curtailing free expression in a way that could threaten protections offered
RDR and Access Now pushed tech companies to adopt one human rights recommendation each. Here’s how they responded. India’s Jammu and Kashmir region has seen 55 internet shutdowns so far in 2019. These shutdowns, often triggered by conflict on the ground, have left residents unable
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