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
Back in December, our friends at secure and encrypted email service Proton Mail invited Ranking Digital Rights to be a part of their 2022 Lifetime Account Fundraiser. The Proton community was asked, in November, to select which organizations they wished to see
On Tuesday, a group of Amazon shareholders announced 15 proposals calling on the e-commerce giant Amazon to address a sweeping array of issues, from human rights to environmental impacts. The company’s shareholders are expected to vote on many of these proposals at the company’s annual
Throughout 2021, with the U.S. midterm elections on the horizon, the Aspen Institute convened the Aspen Commission on Information Disorder, which culminated in a report detailing 15 recommendations for stakeholders (including civil society) to address misinformation and the “crisis of faith in key institutions.” To
Back in December, our friends at secure and encrypted email service Proton Mail invited Ranking Digital Rights to be a part of their 2022 Lifetime Account Fundraiser. The Proton community was asked, in November, to select which organizations they wished to see
On Tuesday, a group of Amazon shareholders announced 15 proposals calling on the e-commerce giant Amazon to address a sweeping array of issues, from human rights to environmental impacts. The company’s shareholders are expected to vote on many of these proposals at the company’s annual
Throughout 2021, with the U.S. midterm elections on the horizon, the Aspen Institute convened the Aspen Commission on Information Disorder, which culminated in a report detailing 15 recommendations for stakeholders (including civil society) to address misinformation and the “crisis of faith in key institutions.” To
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