Adrian Shahbaz
Adrian Shahbaz is the Director for Technology and Democracy at Freedom House. He sets the organization’s research and policy agenda on human rights in the digital age. He is a lead author on the annual Freedom on the Net report and founder of Election Watch, a data-driven initiative for the understanding the risk of censorship, disinformation, and violence ahead of national votes.
Adrian is a frequent commentator in the media, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, WIRED, Axios, Bloomberg, NPR, CNN, BBC, C-SPAN, Washington Post, Financial Times, and other outlets. Prior to joining Freedom House, he was a researcher at the UN Department of Political Affairs, European Parliament, and OSCE. He holds a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). You can follow him on Twitter under the username @adrianshahbaz.
Additional Resources
- Freedom on the Net 2020, The Pandemic’s Digital Shadow Freedom House, October 2020
- The Crisis of Social Media Freedom on the Net 2019
- Adrian Shahbaz discusses the Social Media Crisis The Communicators on C-Span, November 2019
- Discussion on 2018 Freedom on the Net report YouTube, November 2018
