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
On December 9, Ranking Digital Rights’ Senior Policy and Partnerships Manager Nathalie Maréchal will testify before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, at a hearing focused on holding Big Tech accountable and promoting a safer internet for all. The hearing will be livestreamed
When the government of China put out a draft regulation on algorithms in August, it broke ground at a global scale. The draft laid out rules and standards for tech platform recommendation algorithms like no other government has. And it surprised some, especially Western onlookers,
By Zak Rogoff & Nathalie Maréchal Identifying content moderation solutions that protect users’ rights to free expression and privacy is one of the toughest challenges we face in the digital era. Around the world, digital platforms are getting due scrutiny of their content moderation practices
On December 9, Ranking Digital Rights’ Senior Policy and Partnerships Manager Nathalie Maréchal will testify before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, at a hearing focused on holding Big Tech accountable and promoting a safer internet for all. The hearing will be livestreamed
When the government of China put out a draft regulation on algorithms in August, it broke ground at a global scale. The draft laid out rules and standards for tech platform recommendation algorithms like no other government has. And it surprised some, especially Western onlookers,
By Zak Rogoff & Nathalie Maréchal Identifying content moderation solutions that protect users’ rights to free expression and privacy is one of the toughest challenges we face in the digital era. Around the world, digital platforms are getting due scrutiny of their content moderation practices
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