A new report by Ranking Digital Rights shines a light on the role of technology companies in building the surveillance stack of the 2026 World Cup.

A new report by Ranking Digital Rights shines a light on the role of technology companies in building the surveillance stack of the 2026 World Cup.

Join the Zoom event Session description:  This civil society-led counter-event to the AI for Good Global Summit takes a critical look at the

A new report by Ranking Digital Rights shines a light on the role of technology companies in building the surveillance stack of the 2026 World Cup.

Big Tech is investing in fashion’s cultural legitimacy to make AI smart glasses socially acceptable, but consumers view them as synonymous with surveillance. Is removing the camera the key to adoption...

Thoughts on Chatrie v. United States

Assessing the transparency of 12 of the world’s most powerful telecommunications companies on their policies and practices affecting people’s rights to freedom of expression and privacy.

Regardless of where you sit in industry, government or civil society, the time to choose is now, writes Nathalie Maréchal.

RightsCon’s cancellation should inspire a reckoning with China’s influence, writes Michael Caster, head of the Global China Program at ARTICLE 19.

Our official statement to the digital rights community about why RightsCon 2026 will not take place in Zambia

Access Now, the group that organizes RightsCon, says Zambian officials asked it to exclude Taiwanese participants if it wanted the event to proceed as planned.

Ranking Digital Rights stands in solidarity with digital rights defenders affected by the cancellation of RightsCon 2026 Lusaka, Zambia.

We must examine data center locations in tandem with cumulative historical and societal contexts, writes the Kapor Foundation's Cecilia Marrinan.

The state’s approach could create new risks for users while letting tech companies off the hook.

Today, Ranking Digital Rights is renewing its mission as an independent initiative. Thirteen years into our efforts to hold the world’s technology giants accountable, we are doubling down on solidarit...

The EU Commission’s policy on data centres keeps information on individual centres' energy and water use under wraps. Research now reveals the Commission copied and pasted an amendment suggested by Mi...

YouTube video by Simpson Center

On why I won't join hands with "anti-AGI" pro-extinctionists, and why I think the AGI race is extremely dangerous even though we're nowhere close to building AGI. (1,800 words)