Governments committed to a free and open internet must do more than sign statements to ensure that the internet supports and sustains human rights for future generations. This week, world leaders descended on New York City for the UN General Assembly’s annual debate. While issues
Since the publication of the inaugural Ranking Digital Rights Corporate Accountability Index in 2015, digital rights advocates in non-English-speaking contexts have asked for versions of our materials in their language. Early on, in 2015 and 2017, we provided Spanish translations, and last year we expanded
Ranking Digital Rights (RDR) seeks input on our work to expand the RDR Corporate Accountability Index to address human rights harms from companies’ use of algorithms, machine learning, and automated decision-making. We also seek feedback on our work to incorporate services offered by Amazon and
On June 4, which coincided with the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, a user on the Chinese microblogging platform Sina Weibo posted the word “candle’’ in Chinese. Two hours later, the post disappeared. The post was yet another attempt by Chinese internet users
United Arab Emirates-based Etisalat and Qatar-based Ooredoo once again ranked lowest among telecommunications companies in the Ranking Digital Rights Corporate Accountability Index — and were among the few companies to score even lower than in previous years. This downward trend coincides with steady declines in internet freedom in both
Governments committed to a free and open internet must do more than sign statements to ensure that the internet supports and sustains human rights for future generations. This week, world leaders descended on New York City for the UN General Assembly’s annual debate. While issues
Since the publication of the inaugural Ranking Digital Rights Corporate Accountability Index in 2015, digital rights advocates in non-English-speaking contexts have asked for versions of our materials in their language. Early on, in 2015 and 2017, we provided Spanish translations, and last year we expanded
Ranking Digital Rights (RDR) seeks input on our work to expand the RDR Corporate Accountability Index to address human rights harms from companies’ use of algorithms, machine learning, and automated decision-making. We also seek feedback on our work to incorporate services offered by Amazon and
On June 4, which coincided with the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, a user on the Chinese microblogging platform Sina Weibo posted the word “candle’’ in Chinese. Two hours later, the post disappeared. The post was yet another attempt by Chinese internet users
United Arab Emirates-based Etisalat and Qatar-based Ooredoo once again ranked lowest among telecommunications companies in the Ranking Digital Rights Corporate Accountability Index — and were among the few companies to score even lower than in previous years. This downward trend coincides with steady declines in internet freedom in both
