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
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
Apple is in the hot seat this week, but the reality is that none of the companies that control the flow of your personal data, your access to information, or your ability to publish and communicate through your smartphone are doing enough to respect your
This week, Ranking Digital Rights has submitted a set of recommendations in response to Facebook’s call for feedback on its Draft Charter for its recently proposed Oversight Board—an independent body to which people can appeal Facebook’s content moderation decisions. Facebook has come under intensifying fire
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
Apple is in the hot seat this week, but the reality is that none of the companies that control the flow of your personal data, your access to information, or your ability to publish and communicate through your smartphone are doing enough to respect your
This week, Ranking Digital Rights has submitted a set of recommendations in response to Facebook’s call for feedback on its Draft Charter for its recently proposed Oversight Board—an independent body to which people can appeal Facebook’s content moderation decisions. Facebook has come under intensifying fire
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