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Why We’ve Invested in Fighting Disinformation and Dangerous Speech on WhatsApp and Other Encrypted Messaging Platforms
We’ve recently expanded our impact with some exciting partnerships that both get at the urgency of what’s required to stop the current “infodemic” and continue to strengthen civil society capacity to engage multiple stakeholders and perspectives, working toward sustainable change.
READ ONWe Must All Work Together to Combat COVID-19. That Starts with Giving People Control of their Data
An individual’s personal data is, by definition, personal. Any data collected for tracing people’s contact with COVID-19, therefore, must have both individual consent and public acceptance before private data is collected and used for a societal purpose. Digi.me has a comprehensive, nationwide solution for contact tracing that respects individuals’ privacy within two weeks.
READ ONFacebook, Google Need to Flatten the Disinformation Curve of their Own Making
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed an explosion of misinformation, fraud, and fear.
READ ONWe’re Seeing an Economic Boom; But a Boom for Whom?
Joelle Gamble shares insights on the recent economic boom with Soledad O'Brien on Matter of Fact.
READ ONShe Wants to Break Up Big Everything
Omidyar Network is proud to support the launch of American Economic Liberties Project by Sarah Miller.
READ ONThis Year Privacy-First Tech Will (Slowly) Start Going Mainstream
Will 2020 be the year privacy-respecting tech goes mainstream? Director Sarah Drinkwater shares her predictions with Wired UK.
READ ONUnchecked Power: The Root of Big Tech Issues
Omidyar Network shares its perspective on holding big tech accountable for its role in fueling inequality and enabling harmful practices.
READ ONNot Just a Job: New Evidence on the Quality of Work in the United States
Omidyar Network partnered with Gallup, Lumina Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to create the first-ever Great Jobs Survey, a comprehensive measure of job quality in the US.
READ ONUsing Self-Reported Data for Impact Measurement
Omidyar Network partnered with the Impact Measurement Project to develop a critical first step in helping to design and implement surveys that can provide meaningful data across five dimensions of impact.
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