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
The conference season is ramping up with two of the most important digital rights events coming up: EngageMedia’s second DRAPAC conference next week and Access Now’s 12th annual RightsCon at the beginning of June! And RDR will be there. Our sessions this year will be
The release of ChatGPT in November and the imminent reality of artificial intelligence permeating our lives like never before has redirected the public’s attention to the ever-growing power of new technologies and the companies that wield them. Today, as part of our mission to provide
On January 20, Ranking Digital Rights (RDR) submitted a comment to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) expressing concerns about the organization’s proposed “model regulatory framework for the digital content platforms to secure information as a public good.” The draft will be
The conference season is ramping up with two of the most important digital rights events coming up: EngageMedia’s second DRAPAC conference next week and Access Now’s 12th annual RightsCon at the beginning of June! And RDR will be there. Our sessions this year will be
The release of ChatGPT in November and the imminent reality of artificial intelligence permeating our lives like never before has redirected the public’s attention to the ever-growing power of new technologies and the companies that wield them. Today, as part of our mission to provide
On January 20, Ranking Digital Rights (RDR) submitted a comment to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) expressing concerns about the organization’s proposed “model regulatory framework for the digital content platforms to secure information as a public good.” The draft will be
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