Ranking Digital Rights
Research program scoring the largest platforms and telecoms on governance, privacy and expression.
About Ranking Digital Rights
Ranking Digital Rights is an independent initiative that evaluates the policies and practices of tech and telecom companies and studies their effects on people's human rights. It evaluates 26 digital platforms and telecom companies. Its work is aimed at policymakers, investors, and advocates. Its main product is the RDR Index, which has run to seven editions.
Ranking Digital Rights was founded in 2013 by Rebecca MacKinnon. Its team is globally distributed, with members based in Europe, Latin America, and the U.S. It is fiscally sponsored by Superbloom Design. The World Benchmarking Alliance stewarded it for the two years before it became independent.
The RDR Index flagship research is co-led by experts at the International Corporate Accountability Roundtable. Independent researchers and activists in more than 40 countries have adapted the Index to their environments.
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RDR receives major award in data breach lawsuitFrom their feed
Breakthrough donation highlights more than a decade of work on privacy and accountability, charting a path to collective renewal. Earlier this year, as we regrouped following RDR’s transition to independence, we received a message that initially defied belief. RDR, it said, had been selected to...
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A new project tackling transparency in the VPN ecosystemFrom their feed
Over the past two decades, the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) has grown from its original niche corporate environment to widespread adoption in the mass consumer market. During this time, VPNs have also become crucial tools for human rights defenders, journalists, whistleblowers, and communities...
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A new report blowing the whistle on World Cup surveillanceFrom their feed
Football fans and revellers from across the globe have congregated in Canada, Mexico, and the United States to experience the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup. The event is marked by several firsts: three host nations, more participating teams, demand-based ticket pricing, and a sprawling ecosystem...
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No Fair Play: Mapping the 2026 World Cup Surveillance StackFrom their feed
Introduction The 2026 Men’s World Cup is marked by several firsts: a new format with 48 matches instead of 32; three host countries and sixteen cities; and a sprawling tech infrastructure that has been referred to as the “iPhone moment” for the most popular sport...
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Press Release: 2026 RDR Index reveals uneven progress and persistent transparency gaps among telecom giantsFrom their feed
The latest Ranking Digital Rights Index highlights ongoing gaps and vulnerabilities in how telecom giants around the world safeguard key human rights, despite mounting risks posed by AI, digital advertising, and government pressure. Ranking Digital Rights (RDR) today launched the 2026 RDR Index: Telco Giants...
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