Our take on Facebook’s Oversight Board bylaws and human rights review

Download: Ranking Digital Rights’ response to Facebook on the Oversight Board bylaws, trust, and human rights review Today, Facebook released the highly anticipated bylaws for its Oversight Board, the soon-to-launch independent body that will allow users to appeal the company’s content moderation decisions before independent

If you could ask tech companies to make one change, what would it be?

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

RDR releases draft indicators on targeted advertising, algorithmic systems

Earlier this year, we began a process of expanding the RDR Index methodology to address human rights harms associated with companies’ ​targeted advertising policies and practices​, and for their use and development of algorithmic decision-making systems. Today, we are thrilled to publish draft indicators and

RDR welcomes new team members

New support helps add depth to senior management and raise visibility RDR is growing!  Since 2015, four iterations of the RDR Corporate Accountability Index have made a clear impact on some of the world’s most powerful internet, mobile, and telecommunications companies. Many have improved disclosures,

Our take on Facebook’s Oversight Board bylaws and human rights review

Download: Ranking Digital Rights’ response to Facebook on the Oversight Board bylaws, trust, and human rights review Today, Facebook released the highly anticipated bylaws for its Oversight Board, the soon-to-launch independent body that will allow users to appeal the company’s content moderation decisions before independent

If you could ask tech companies to make one change, what would it be?

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

RDR releases draft indicators on targeted advertising, algorithmic systems

Earlier this year, we began a process of expanding the RDR Index methodology to address human rights harms associated with companies’ ​targeted advertising policies and practices​, and for their use and development of algorithmic decision-making systems. Today, we are thrilled to publish draft indicators and

RDR welcomes new team members

New support helps add depth to senior management and raise visibility RDR is growing!  Since 2015, four iterations of the RDR Corporate Accountability Index have made a clear impact on some of the world’s most powerful internet, mobile, and telecommunications companies. Many have improved disclosures,