News and Research articles on Rankings

Internet freedom rankings are a comparative tool that serves as an evaluative shorthand in decision-making contexts internationally. Understanding their aims and how they define internet freedom, as well as the power relationships within the ranking ecosystem, can reveal a lot about their politics – and their limits.

KEYWORDS: Rankings, Digital rights, Framing, Internet freedom, Democracy

This article formulates a list of permitted and forbidden rationales for the rankings of search results within app stores.

KEYWORDS: App Store, Regulation, Rankings, Non-discrimination, Net neutrality

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