JOURNAL ARTICLES
Ortiz Freuler, J. (2023). Unveiling Gatekeeping Practices in Mobile Environments: A Comparative Analysis of Operating Systems and App Gardens. International Journal of Communication, 17. https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/21236
This study examines the handling of user requests to access Web content within 27 mobile apps. The research reveals notable distinctions: traditional news media a
Ortiz Freuler, J. (2023). Datafication, identity, and the reorganization of the category individual. Temple Law Review, 95(4), 673–698. https://www.templelawreview.org/lawreview/assets/uploads/2023/07/7.-Ortiz-Freuler_95_673-698.pdf [See Recording]
Underlying the AI boom, digitization and datafication processes are destabilizing core human rights concepts. This essay maps how these shifts challeng
Ortiz Freuler, J. (2022). The weaponization of private corporate infrastructure: Internet fragmentation and coercive diplomacy in the 21st century. Global Media and China, 8(1). https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20594364221139729 [See Recording]
After promoting the adoption of borderless digital infrastructure in the 1990s, the US now exploits corporate control for surveillance, influe
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
BOOK:
Bustos Frati, A., Caeiro, C., Ferracutti, D., Martínez, M.F., Kirschbaum, I., & Ortiz Freuler, J., (2024). Evaluating Internet Development in Argentina: Using UNESCO's ROAM-X Internet Universality Indicators [Spanish]. UNESCO.
This study combines an analysis based on UNESCO's ROAM-X global indicators with local multi-stakeholder dialogues, offering actionable insights for the development of a
EDITED VOLUME:
Mhlambi, S., Ortiz Freuler, J., & Ricaurte, P. (Eds.). (2019). Think South: Reimagining the internet.. Emerging Digital Issues from the Global South working group at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University.
The publication is a mixture of poetry, indigenous art, and short pieces that reflect the rich and diverse conversations of the Emerging Digital Is
ESSAY IN EDITED VOLUME
Ortiz Freuler, J., The smart city as a shift in the locus of knowledge and power, in Brandusescu, A., & Reia, J. (Eds.). (2022). Artificial intelligence in the city: Building civic engagement and public trust. (pp. 88-90) Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Montréal, McGill University. https://www.mcgill.ca/centre-montreal/projects/completed-projects/ai-city
Selected whitepapers & reports
Ortiz Freuler, J., (2025). Scanning the horizon: The Future of Digital Rights and Resilience in the Global Majority. Global Network for Social Justice and Digital Resilience.
A participatory study with digital rights practitioners reveals three key forces shaping the next decade: tech centralization, geopolitical realignments, and evolving activism. Grounded in Global South perspectives, the analy
Ortiz Freuler, J. (2022). Datafication and the Future of Human Rights Practice. JustLabs.
Datafication transforms human rights landscapes, reshaping public and private spheres. By analyzing past impacts and future risks and opportunities, this report equips students and practitioners to navigate how evolving data-driven systems will shape rights and freedoms in the coming years...
Ortiz Freuler, J. (2021). The Neutrality Pyramid: A framework to redistribute power over the net. Web Centralization Monitor.
This action-oriented report to redistribute digital power offers a 4-step compass for tech policymakers: (1) Context: Why the internet is on trial; (2) Risks of centralization; (3) The Neutrality Pyramid policy framework: combining net, device, platform neutrality & persona
Ortiz Freuler, J., & Iglesias, C. (2018). How are governments in Latin America using artificial intelligence? Web Foundation.
Cited by World Health Organization & UN Special Rapporteur
Latin American governments are adopting AI, facing twin challenges of effectiveness and legitimacy. Analyzing four cases from Argentina/Uruguay, we identify four key areas for focus—data creation, tool design, protoc
Avila, R., Ortiz Freuler, J., & Fagan, C. (2018). The invisible curation of content: Facebook’s News Feed and our information diets. Web Foundation.
Cited by UN Special Rapporteur Report on AI (A/73/348) & OECD report.
Algorithms silently shape our digital lives with their opaque logic. This report of an experiment on Facebook s News Feed revealed stark curation gaps: users saw just 1 in 6 posts, w
Ortiz Freuler, J. (2015). Supply and demand of open data in Mexico: A diagnostic report on the government’s new open data portal. Consultancy for Social Tic.
Mexico's open data portal (datos.gob.mx) shows promise but faces challenges. This diagnostic report reveals key needs: fostering public official's ownership of data publication processes, improving dataset quality, and encouraging civic reuse
Other whitepapers & reports
- Szewach, P., & Ortiz Freuler, J. (2020). Disinformation and the current state of Argentina’s media market. Global Disinformation Index.
- Web Foundation. (2019). A contract for the web. https://wfcontract.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/Contract-for-the-Web-3.pdf (JOF editor and coordinator)
- Avila, R., Brandusescu, A., Ortiz Freuler, J., & Thakur, D. (2018). Artificial intelligence: Open questions about gender inclusion. Women 20 (a G-20 track). https://webfoundation.org/docs/2018/06/AI-Gender.pdf
- Brandusescu, A., Ortiz Freuler, J., & Thakur, D. (2017). Artificial intelligence: Starting the policy dialogue in Africa. Web Foundation. https://webfoundation.org/research/artificial-intelligence-starting-the-policy-dialogue-in-africa/
- Ortiz Freuler, J. (2017). How much did the percentage of internet users in México actually grow in 2015? An analysis of the official statistics, and their interpretation by public officials [Spanish]. R3D. https://r3d.mx/2017/03/12/el-estiron-de-mexico-conectado-cuanto-crecio-realmente-el-numero-de-usuarios-de-internet-en-2015/
- Ortiz Freuler, J. (2016). Mexico's universal internet access policy: Mexico Conectado. A working document presented at the UN’s IGF. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XQem8LXST4H2mpdkpg-vFPaS4kKkHQ1s7SZREI3puH4/edit [Talk]
- Ortiz Freuler, J. (2014). The Argentine Ombuds: Diagnostic and recommendations on transparency, accountability and openness [Spanish]. ACIJ. https://iniciativatpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Informe-DP-Argentina-FINAL.pdf
- Ortiz Freuler, J., & Cornejo, C. (2013). Information technologies and public control in Latin America: Recommendations and good practices for the strengthening of public oversight office’s digital strategy [Spanish]. ACIJ – Iniciativa TPA. https://iniciativatpa.org/tecnologias-de-la-informacion-y-control-publico-en-america-latina/
- Ortiz Freuler, J. (2013). Strategies and tools for the administration of a digital observatory on competitive public contests [Spanish]. ACIJ. https://concursostransparentes.acij.org.ar/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Manual-1.pdf
- Maurino, G., & Ortiz Freuler, J. (2013). Selection of judges in the city of Buenos Aires: Diagnostic and proposals [Spanish]. ACIJ. https://web.archive.org/web/20190112094826/https://concursostransparentes.acij.org.ar/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Selecci%C3%B3n-de-Magistrados.pdf
- Maurino, G., & Ortiz Freuler, J. (2013). Suggestions and good practices for the selection of judges in Argentina [Spanish]. ACIJ. https://www.scribd.com/doc/166352822/Buenas-Pra-cticas
- Ortiz Freuler, J., & Cornejo, C. (2011). Participatory planning in the Auditoría General de la Nación Argentina [Spanish]. ACIJ. https://iniciativatpa.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/participatory-planning-in-the-auditoria-general-de-la-nacion-argentina.pdf
- Cornejo, C., Ortiz Freuler, J., Lavin, R., & Maurino, G. (2011). Diagnostic report on transparency, citizen participation, and accountability in supreme audit institutions of Latin America [Spanish]. ACIJ. https://iniciativatpa.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/tpa-in-sais-in-latin-america.pdf