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
Subsidiaries of Orange in Senegal, and Vodafone in Kenya disclose less information about policies affecting their users’ digital rights than their European counterparts, according to research by advocacy group Internet Without Borders. The report evaluated policies from Sonatel (Orange in Senegal) and Safaricom (Vodafone in
Corporate Accountability News Highlights is a regular series by Ranking Digital Rights highlighting key news related to tech companies, freedom of expression, and privacy issues around the world. Russia starts blocking Telegram Russian ISPs this week started blocking encrypted messaging app Telegram, after the messaging service
Corporate Accountability News Highlights is a regular series by Ranking Digital Rights highlighting key news related to tech companies, freedom of expression, and privacy issues around the world. Facebook still in the spotlight over Cambridge Analytica scandal This week, Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before two
Subsidiaries of Orange in Senegal, and Vodafone in Kenya disclose less information about policies affecting their users’ digital rights than their European counterparts, according to research by advocacy group Internet Without Borders. The report evaluated policies from Sonatel (Orange in Senegal) and Safaricom (Vodafone in
Corporate Accountability News Highlights is a regular series by Ranking Digital Rights highlighting key news related to tech companies, freedom of expression, and privacy issues around the world. Russia starts blocking Telegram Russian ISPs this week started blocking encrypted messaging app Telegram, after the messaging service
Corporate Accountability News Highlights is a regular series by Ranking Digital Rights highlighting key news related to tech companies, freedom of expression, and privacy issues around the world. Facebook still in the spotlight over Cambridge Analytica scandal This week, Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before two
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