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RDR Corporate Accountability Index: Tech Companies in the Region Have Unregulated Power
Advancements in technology in the past decade have led tech companies to wield unprecedented power over the online sphere. Despite…

Saudi Arabia: Google Should Halt Plans to Establish Cloud Region
Joint Statement by Human Rights and Digital Privacy Rights Organizations The undersigned human rights and digital rights organizations urge Google…

Part I: What do social media platforms and the Russian company Nornickel have in common? In search of a form of international liability for legal persons. [Opinion]
PART I How do Donald Trump’s banishment from social media, the removal of Syrian war videos, and a major leak…

Google Cloud’s Data Center in KSA raises data privacy concerns in the region
In a decision to expand their global network with new cloud regions, Google announced in December 2020 that Google Cloud…

Big Techs’ Community Standards: Uncontrolled [Opinion]
There is no doubt that the power Big Techs possess over society is “big.” It is ironic how a deregulated…