Didi Rankovic
Didi Rankovic is an experienced online journalist, editor, and translator, with a career spanning over ten years writing for major a English-language website in Serbia, and previously working as translator for international organizations and peacekeepers in the Balkans. Rankovic is passionate about free and open source tech and is a head contributor for Reclaim The Net, focusing on lead stories. [email protected]
German state allows grocery stores to ban people without vaccine passport
Denied access to food.
Microsoft to end LinkedIn service in China after censorship accusations, censors the Chinese language version of the announcement
Microsoft says it supports “free expression.”
German court rules YouTube’s censorship of COVID measures criticism was “unlawful”
“The censorship machinery” of YouTube’s monopoly overstepped the boundaries set by the rule of law.
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Muslim women in China were jailed under “pre-crime” law for accessing Gmail and WhatsApp
A new book, “In The Camps: China’s High-Tech Penal Colony,” tells a tale of China’s oppressive internet security rules, and describes incidents of detention and “reeducation.” Google and Facebook are banned in the mainland, so using their services like Gmail and WhatsApp is only possible via VP
Forward Party announces “data as a property right” policy
A new proposal from a new party.
YouTube reverses Anthony Pompliano censorship after lawmaker backlash
YouTube offered no explanation for the ban.
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Twitch breach reveals privileged streamers placed on “do not ban” list
Confirmation of unfair enforcement.
Southwest denies vaccine passport rebellion is behind canceled flights
Critics allege Southwest is trying to save face by saying the issues are caused by “bad weather.”