Official launch of the 2019 Ranking Digital Rights Corporate Accountability Index at the sixth Stockholm Internet Forum (SIF 2019) in Stockholm
When: Thursday 16 May 2019, 5:30 pm CET
Where: Main Room, Stockholm City Conference Center
Join us for the global launch of the 2019 Ranking Digital Rights (RDR) Corporate Accountability Index: ranking 24 of the world’s most powerful internet, mobile, and telecommunications companies on their commitments and policies affecting users’ freedom of expression and privacy. This launch event takes place at the end of Day 1 activities at SIF 2019 and will be webcast live here.
Last year’s 2018 RDR Index highlighted notable progress since the first RDR Index in 2015, but found that companies still leave users in the dark about many important policies and practices affecting users’ rights. How much progress have major companies made in the past year in respecting users’ freedom of expression and privacy? How can the RDR Index findings inform global regulatory debates about privacy, disinformation, and hate speech online?
Format
The session will begin with an overview of the 2019 RDR Index results: its purpose, findings, and recommendations. This will be followed by an interactive discussion with the panel and our audience about what needs to be done to ensure that technology is designed and governed in a way that is compatible with human rights. We will also brainstorm how civil society advocates and academic researchers can use the RDR Index data and indicators for their own work at the national, regional, and international levels.
Speakers
Moderator
Gbenga Sesan – Executive Director, Paradigm Initiative
Speakers
Rebecca MacKinnon – Director, Ranking Digital Rights
Afef Abrougui – Corporate Accountability Editor, Ranking Digital Rights / Advox Editor for the Middle East and North Africa, Global Voices
Shmyla Khan – Project Manager, Cyber Harrassment Helpline, Digital Rights Foundation, Pakistan
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For more information about Ranking Digital Rights please visit: rankingdigitalrights.org.
