RDR @ the 2016 IGF

Last week, Ranking Digital Rights traveled to Guadalajara, Mexico for the the 11th Internet Governance Forum. The theme this year was “Enabling Inclusive and Sustainable Growth.” In all of the workshops and panels we participated in, our message focused on a central concern: as the

#KeepItOn: Corporate Accountability for Network Shutdowns

Internet shutdowns are bad for human rights – as this YouTube video by RDR advocacy partner Access Now clearly illustrates, and as the UN Human Rights council asserted in a landmark resolution this past summer. Shutdowns are also bad for business. A recent paper by

RDR’s 2015 Corporate Accountability Index featured by WikiRate

We are excited to announce that Ranking Digital Rights’ 2015 Corporate Accountability Index has been included on the WikiRate website, a collaborative research platform that features a variety of corporate social and environmental responsibility metrics. On WikiRate.org, visitors can view the Index findings in new

RDR launches 2017 Corporate Accountability Index research cycle

Ranking Digital Rights (RDR) is pleased to announce that research has begun for the 2017 Corporate Accountability Index, which ranks the world’s largest ICT companies’ public commitments to users’ freedom of expression and privacy rights. A team of 28 researchers based around the world are

What do we mean by mobile ecosystems?

People around the world increasingly access the Internet through handheld devices we call “smartphones.” These devices are of course much more than telephones: they are handheld computers, photo and video camera—the gateways to data stored in remote servers, GPS-enabled maps, tracking devices, and more. Companies

RDR @ the 2016 IGF

Last week, Ranking Digital Rights traveled to Guadalajara, Mexico for the the 11th Internet Governance Forum. The theme this year was “Enabling Inclusive and Sustainable Growth.” In all of the workshops and panels we participated in, our message focused on a central concern: as the

#KeepItOn: Corporate Accountability for Network Shutdowns

Internet shutdowns are bad for human rights – as this YouTube video by RDR advocacy partner Access Now clearly illustrates, and as the UN Human Rights council asserted in a landmark resolution this past summer. Shutdowns are also bad for business. A recent paper by

RDR’s 2015 Corporate Accountability Index featured by WikiRate

We are excited to announce that Ranking Digital Rights’ 2015 Corporate Accountability Index has been included on the WikiRate website, a collaborative research platform that features a variety of corporate social and environmental responsibility metrics. On WikiRate.org, visitors can view the Index findings in new

RDR launches 2017 Corporate Accountability Index research cycle

Ranking Digital Rights (RDR) is pleased to announce that research has begun for the 2017 Corporate Accountability Index, which ranks the world’s largest ICT companies’ public commitments to users’ freedom of expression and privacy rights. A team of 28 researchers based around the world are

What do we mean by mobile ecosystems?

People around the world increasingly access the Internet through handheld devices we call “smartphones.” These devices are of course much more than telephones: they are handheld computers, photo and video camera—the gateways to data stored in remote servers, GPS-enabled maps, tracking devices, and more. Companies