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In February 2021, we will launch the fifth edition of the RDR Corporate Accountability Index, which will evaluate 26 of the world’s most powerful digital platforms and telecommunications companies on their commitments and policies affecting users’ rights to freedom of expression and privacy.
This may sound like a lot of companies to cover. But when we look around the world, we see just how much more work there is to do.
So Ranking Digital Rights has partnered with Global Voices Translation Services to translate key components of the 2020 RDR Corporate Accountability Index methodology into Arabic, French, and Spanish. With these translations, we hope to support broader adoption of our methodology and to expand the number of companies being held to rigorous human rights standards worldwide.
This year, we revised the methodology that underlies the RDR Index to reflect the widespread use of targeted advertising and algorithmic systems by the digital platforms and telecommunications services that people use every day. Translating these revisions is one way we aim to bolster the capacity of researchers and advocates in the global digital rights ecosystem, support policymakers around the world in protecting users’ rights, and give companies a roadmap for making (or improving) their commitments to respect users’ human rights.
Find translations of our 2020 RDR methodology revisions here:
Explore our other translations here: https://rankingdigitalrights.org/translations/
Get in touch: If you’re a researcher or advocate interested in learning more about our methodology, our research team would love to talk to you! Write to us at info@rankingdigitalrights.org
We thank Global Voices for their work on these translations, as well as our regional partners for their help in reviewing and promoting these materials!
