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Omidyar Network’s Statement Reflecting and Responding to Injustice
We have all been feeling anguish watching the protests this weekend and anger watching the video and coverage of George Floyd’s brutal murder.
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Questioning the Appropriate use of Digital Identity
The COVID-19 crisis highlights risks of inadequate governance and technological guardrails
READ ONWhy We Invested in Good ID Advocacy Efforts Led by Civil Society and Grassroots Organizations in East Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated efforts by governments around the world to digitize public services and public health responses. Thea and Franklyn share insights on how Omidyar Network continues to invest in organizations who support their people at the grassroots.
READ ONNew analysis offers roadmap to limit Google’s anticompetitive behavior in digital advertising
Today, we unveiled the first in a series of policy papers containing detailed evidence and roadmaps for potential antitrust cases against several tech giants. The “Roadmap for a Digital Advertising Monopolization Case Against Google”, is the result of a collaboration between several antitrust experts who have been working in tandem to study competition issues in the digital marketplace and research the specific harms caused by tech giants.
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Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Fellow, Data for ProgressWhat Americans Think About Worker Power and Organization: Lessons from a New Survey
The coronavirus pandemic has led to an unprecedented public health and economic crisis. But it also represents a crisis of worker voice. This memo holds several important insights and conclusions about American's support for worker power.
READ ONOur Vision for the Future of Workers and Work
A dignified life means stability and agency. It means we get paid fairly for the work we do, and get a fair return for the time we put in. It means we can make ends meet, sustain our families, and send our kids off to a brighter future.
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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.
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Facebook, Google Need to Flatten the Disinformation Curve of their Own Making
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed an explosion of misinformation, fraud, and fear.
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At Omidyar Network, we commit to the words of Angela Davis: "In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist… t.co/iAJzmIvLXr
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Google dominates online ads — and DOJ may be ready to pounce
David Dinielli shares insights on Omidyar Network's antitrust paper and DOJ prosecuters' potential next steps.
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Here’s What an Antitrust Case Against Google Might Look Like
Wired covers Omidyar Network's antitrust paper release and the Big Tech antitrust movement.
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Former Obama Antitrust Official Lays Out Possible Case Against Google
David Dinelli co-wrote an anti-trust paper advocating for stronger antitrust enforcement to curb the power of domnant tech platforms.
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