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Freedom of Information

The Open Society Foundations work to uphold the right to speak and to know—in order to support public involvement in government and accountability, and to challenge corruption and human rights abuses.

Developing a More Just Future

Q&A: Designing for Human Rights

A computer generated diagram of a street with people and buildings

What do architects, designers, and weapons specialists have to offer rights movements around the world? A unique and trailblazing firm is providing an answer, while building new digital tools to resist authoritarianism.

June 2, 2020

Truth Matters

A Hopeful Story About a Sad Little Fact

A still image from "A Sad Little Fact."

Do facts matter in a world where powerful people lie with regularity? A new animated short takes a look at this fundamental question from an unexpected angle.

December 4, 2019 | Sarah Margon

Challenging Big Tech

Facebook’s Monopoly Power Threatens Democracy Itself

Mark Zuckerberg at a congressional hearing

Facebooks monopoly power turns something as simple as logging on into a risk. It is time to reform social media platforms and lay the foundations for a true tech democracy.

November 5, 2019 | Laleh Ispahani

EVENT RECAP

The Promise and Peril of Internet Governance

The internet was designed to be a kind of free-speech paradise—but the reality has become something much different. How should policymakers, civil society members, business leaders, and concerned citizens respond?

July 30, 2019

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Patrick Gaspard on the Continuing Challenges to Open Societies Around the World

Patrick Gaspard

At its 20th-anniversary celebration, the Open Society Institute–Baltimore presented the final Justice for All awards and introduced the 2018 Community Fellows.

November 6, 2018

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The EU’s New Privacy Rules Are Only a First Step

three people looking at their phones

While the new rules governing how large tech companies use people’s data are a step in the right direction, more must be done in order to rein in the excesses of “surveillance capitalism.”

June 12, 2018 | Vera Franz

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Finding Justice for Victims in the #MeToo Era

Activists and authors explore the ways that communities affected by #MeToo can find closure on their own terms.

March 13, 2018

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What’s in Your Drinking Water? Too Many People Still Don’t Know

A boy holding a plastic bottle

This year’s International Right to Know Day was a reminder that despite the progress that’s been made, far too many people still don’t know the basic information they need to keep themselves and their loved ones healthy.

October 2, 2017 | Elizabeth Moses
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