With the release of her pivotal Consent of the Networked in 2012, RDR Founder Rebecca MacKinnon issued a call to action for civil society to defend our digital rights from companies with the same rigor with which we’ve previously fought for our rights before governments. In
Photo via MidJourney Despite Central Asia’s political turmoil and fragile democratic institutions, its digital services sector has grown steadily in recent years, a trend accelerated during the recent Covid-19 pandemic. With countries across the region continuing to introduce programs focused on digitization—from work-from-home schemes to
The annual AGM (annual general meetings) season at major tech companies recently wrapped up in a climate of increased scrutiny toward the industry, with the rapid emergence of new AI and AI-powered tools. While these new tools may appear to rekindle excitement in an industry
It’s our 10-year anniversary, which means that RDR has been keeping tech companies accountable for over a decade. In honor of this occasion, the RDR team held its first-ever in-person retreat to set our new strategic priorities! It was a fantastic opportunity to get the
Starting in April, RDR’s flagship resource will come out in two editions: one devoted to digital platforms and one focused on telcos TL;DR: Mark your calendars! RDR’s Big Tech Scorecard is coming. Our next set of tech company rankings will launch on April 27, featuring
RDR is proud to support Accountable Tech’s rulemaking petition to ban surveillance advertising. After extensive research, stakeholder consultations, and policy analysis, our team has concluded that the surveillance advertising business model poses a fundamental threat to civil and human rights, liberal democracy, and the public
Today, Alphabet ($GOOGL) shareholders filed a set of proposals ahead of the annual shareholder meeting this spring covering major human rights issues ranging from algorithmic transparency to data security, to disinformation. Ranking Digital Rights is proud to have worked with Alphabet shareholders and the Investor
Starting in April, RDR’s flagship resource will come out in two editions: one devoted to digital platforms and one focused on telcos TL;DR: Mark your calendars! RDR’s Big Tech Scorecard is coming. Our next set of tech company rankings will launch on April 27, featuring
RDR is proud to support Accountable Tech’s rulemaking petition to ban surveillance advertising. After extensive research, stakeholder consultations, and policy analysis, our team has concluded that the surveillance advertising business model poses a fundamental threat to civil and human rights, liberal democracy, and the public
Today, Alphabet ($GOOGL) shareholders filed a set of proposals ahead of the annual shareholder meeting this spring covering major human rights issues ranging from algorithmic transparency to data security, to disinformation. Ranking Digital Rights is proud to have worked with Alphabet shareholders and the Investor
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