Zak Rogoff is a Research Manager at Ranking Digital Rights. He works for an internet that truly serves the interests of everyone, and he believes the human rights framework is the best way to get there. Rogoff has appeared on Al Jazeera and had writing and quotations published in outlets from Motherboard to the scientific journal Nature. At Access Now, he organized against internet shutdowns with a global coalition. Rogoff has also led campaigns at the Free Software Foundation and worked to rein in government surveillance at U.S.-based Fight for the Future and the Chilean NGO Derechos Digitales. His education is interdisciplinary. He completed an MA in communication, culture & technology from Georgetown University and a BS in robotics engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Rogoff lives in his native Washington, D.C. and speaks Spanish. Follow him on Twitter @Zakkai
Zak Rogoff: Can you start by giving me your observations of what RDR is like now compared to the beginning, when you founded it? Rebecca MacKinnon: In 2013, it was just an idea getting off the ground. We didn’t actually have an index of any
Image created with MidJourney Soon Ranking Digital Rights will release the Generative AI Accountability Scorecard, evaluating major consumer-facing generative AI services’ respect for the human rights to privacy, non-discrimination, freedom of expression, and freedom of information. Today, we are sharing a consultation draft of the
On January 20, Ranking Digital Rights (RDR) submitted a comment to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) expressing concerns about the organization’s proposed “model regulatory framework for the digital content platforms to secure information as a public good.” The draft will be
By Zak Rogoff & Nathalie Maréchal Identifying content moderation solutions that protect users’ rights to free expression and privacy is one of the toughest challenges we face in the digital era. Around the world, digital platforms are getting due scrutiny of their content moderation practices
With rampant fears of digital disinformation about the U.S. presidential election and COVID-19 making the rounds, U.S. lawmakers from both parties are seeking to restrict the targeting of political ads online. Legislators like Anna Eshoo, Josh Hawley, and David Cicilline are pushing bills that would
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