Web data as the driver for positive change

The Initiative by iScrapy is a global program providing NGOs, NPOs, academic institutions and public bodies with pro-bono access to leading data technology and expertise to drive positive change.

The Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI)

World experts in identifying and forecasting threats and the spread of misinformation and disinformation across social media platforms


NCRI provides pioneering technology, research and analysis to identify cyber-social threats, the spread of hostile ideologies, political deception and hate and manipulation on the internet that create distrust in institutions, capital markets, public health and safety


Uses iScrapy to search public social media channels, such as Instagram and TikTok, to identify possible indicators of sinister activity that can develop into actual violence

Human Trafficking Initiative (HTI) Labs

Fights human and sex trafficking through data-driven research pool and risk map


HTI Labs is an Omaha-based women-led organization, combating violence through data-driven research and technology


Determine what’s going on in the overall market, identify the best investments, and align your goalsUses Bright Data’s infrastructure to build a tool targeting soliciting websites to detect sinister behavior and assist those at risk (potentially victims of human trafficking).

Tracking Exposed

Develops tools to uncover how internet tracking and profiling have an impact on society


Tracking Exposed brings about internet transparency and protects its users by building free software to investigate the most influential algorithms of our society, including the recommender systems of the most visited websites in the world.


Using iScrapy’s infrastructure, Tracking Exposed has enhanced its geolocation capabilities, allowing it to research algorithms not only based on preferences but also on location, exposing how these algorithms target users across the globe and suppress freedom of expression.