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It’s time for a Bill of Data Rights
“Data ownership” is a flawed way of thinking about data. It doesn't fix existing problems; it creates new ones. We need a framework giving people rights about how their data is used without requiring them to take ownership.
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Stories for stronger societies
Activists can struggle to tell their stories, and artists are rarely trained activists. We want to bridge this gap, bringing forward more powerful stories that will help strengthen our societies.
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Supporting independent media in South Africa
Independent media in South Africa has been critical to unraveling what happened in the recent 'state capture' scandal and calling for those responsible to be held to account.
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Understanding and defending human rights in the digital age
Luminate believes that there is an opportunity for civil liberties organisations to help set the agenda and empower people to understand, defend, and respect rights and freedoms.
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Building a stronger data society in Latin America
Building and defending a stronger and fairer data society in Latin America will require new forms of collective action in the coming years.
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Construyendo una sociedad de datos más equitativa en América Latina
Creemos que construir y defender una sociedad de datos más fuerte y equitativa requiere nuevas formas de acción colectiva.
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On diversity, equity, and inclusion
What do we stand for? How do we want to show up in a world that is increasingly polarised and where structures of privilege, injustice, and power continue to prevail?
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Luminate: Our evolving commitment to action
Luminate CEO Stephen King outlines the social and political factors that led to our formation, our expanded mission and how we will tailor our support and raise our voice to deliver greater impact.
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Why we invested: Civic Tech Innovation Network
Civic Tech Innovation Network is a community of tech innovators in civil society, the private sector and the public sector in South Africa who share learnings that help them tackle similar problems from different perspectives.
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Rappler stands strong in the face of continued political attacks
We are deeply concerned by the latest threat of an indictment by the Philippine government, which is an attack not only on Rappler but also on the fundamental principles of freedom of expression.
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Defending democracy from disinformation, polarization, and tribalism
We must meet the abuse of information technologies with public policies to steer technology markets back towards serving the interests of democracy and social welfare.
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Building stronger societies through investigative journalism
CORRECTIV want to develop and prove a model that means investigative and informative journalism can be made affordable and accessible throughout Germany, and across Europe.
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Combining analytics and cross-border reporting
Having produced more than 90 cross-border investigations informing more than six million readers and viewers on their website in 2018 alone, OCCRP has emerged among the largest producers of investigative content in the world.
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A global coalition tackling opacity
Rules on greater transparency in multinational accounting have been building momentum, and one such catalyst is the Financial Transparency Coalition (FTC), a group of 12 pioneering civil society organisations.
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