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
Microsoft has unseated Google at the top of the 2019 RDR Corporate Accountability Index. Telefónica outpaced Vodafone among telecommunications companies. Yet despite progress, most companies still leave users in the dark about key policies and practices affecting privacy and freedom of expression, according to the
On May 16th the full results of the 2019 Ranking Digital Rights Corporate Accountability Index will be released online on the RDR website, with key findings to be presented at the Stockholm Internet Forum. Find out which companies have improved since the 2018 RDR Index—and
This post is published as part of an editorial partnership between Global Voices and Ranking Digital Rights. A new video on Orient News’ YouTube channel shows a scene that is all too familiar to its regular viewers. Staff at a surgical hospital in Syria’s
Microsoft has unseated Google at the top of the 2019 RDR Corporate Accountability Index. Telefónica outpaced Vodafone among telecommunications companies. Yet despite progress, most companies still leave users in the dark about key policies and practices affecting privacy and freedom of expression, according to the
On May 16th the full results of the 2019 Ranking Digital Rights Corporate Accountability Index will be released online on the RDR website, with key findings to be presented at the Stockholm Internet Forum. Find out which companies have improved since the 2018 RDR Index—and
This post is published as part of an editorial partnership between Global Voices and Ranking Digital Rights. A new video on Orient News’ YouTube channel shows a scene that is all too familiar to its regular viewers. Staff at a surgical hospital in Syria’s
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