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]
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Facebook suspends Canadian political candidate Marc Emery during campaign season
For criticizing what he says is the “the evil Covid dictatorship.”
Biden administration demands Facebook hands over data on “misinformation” and vaccine skeptics
The White House wants it as a “good will gesture.”
Auburn student loses government role over opinions expressed in tweets
His tweets were described as “concerning.”
Google paid phone manufacturers to ditch third-party app stores
New monopolistic revelations.
Mike Richards quits Jeopardy after media drags up old podcast comments
Over comments from 7 years ago.
Google geofence warrants are increasing at an alarming rate
Law enforcement agencies are outsourcing police work to Google’s vast privacy-invasive network.
World Economic Forum pushes new form of surveillance – turning your heartbeat into a digital ID
A proposed idea is to use the invasive technology to track shoppers.
Facebook rejects “disinformation dozen” narrative (censors them anyway)
Facebook has said that the common trope that 12 individuals are responsible for most vaccine “misinformation” online is in itself misinformation.
A new blow for the fight against mass surveillance in the US
Ninth circuit dismisses EFF’s challenge to US government’s mass surveillance.
Queensland CEO Greg Hallam sues former lawmaker over Jabba the Hutt memes
Hallam’s legal team argues the memes caused him “mental and physical health” deterioration.
Senators quiz Amazon over palm scanning payment technology
The privacy-invading tech is facing some scrutiny.