PROTECTING AND ADVANCING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
AND PRIVACY IN THE ICT SECTOR
OUR WORK
GNI helps companies respect freedom of expression and privacy rights when faced with government pressure to hand over user data, remove content, or restrict communications.
OUR MEMBERS
We are a growing alliance of Internet and telecom-munications companies, human rights and press freedom groups, investors, and academic institutions from around the world.
OUR IMPACT
From advancing accountability to advocating for laws and policies that protect free expression and privacy rights worldwide, our members are working together to get results.
OUR LATEST
Summary: GNI Annual Learning Forum 2023 “Lessons from 15 Years of Tech Accountability”
Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) is emerging as a key practice in tech company conduct, civil society guidance, and government regulation. Having contributed to this trend over the last 15 years through its guidance and company assessments, the Global Network Initiative (GNI) focused […]
Revisions to GNI’s Fifth Cycle of Independent Company Assessments
Given the growing number of GNI member companies, as well as changes to legal and regulatory frameworks in several key jurisdictions, GNI’s Board has decided that the next (fifth) assessment cycle will run until mid-2026, with independent assessments of GNI companies taking place on a […]
GNI Statement on the Communications Restrictions in Gaza
GNI calls on all actors to respect the Laws of Armed Conflict and International Human Rights Law.
GNI Statement on the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
GNI calls on EU to adopt a robust Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive that is aligned with established international frameworks.OUR MEMBERS, FELLOWS & OBSERVERS
