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]
Former Facebook security chief suggests conservative content be deplatformed
Stamos made an appearance on CNN.
Activists and media take aim at Telegram for welcoming free speech and privacy lovers who reject Big Tech
Tens of millions have made the switch after recent privacy and free speech concerns of Big Tech giants.
Mexican President calls on world leaders to commit to protecting free speech online
President López Obrador says it needs to be a major topic at the next G20.
GoFundMe suspends fundraiser for Elizabeth Heng’s new free speech comment platform
Then her press release about the censorship was also censored.
Parler CEO John Matze refutes suggestions GPS data showed Parler users stormed the US Capitol Building
In a statement to the court, Matze said GPS metadata confirms Parler users uploaded and shared video clips of the Capitol storming, not that they were there themselves.
Former members of congress Dr Ron Paul and Tulsi Gabbard join alternative platforms
Paul joins Odysee, a promising YouTube competitor, and Gabbard joined Locals, a new Patreon alternative.
Encrypted email provider Tutanota reports more than double usual signups
The exodus from Big Tech is underway.
Facebook exec Sheryl Sandberg blames alt-tech for violent organization
Sandberg deflects, tries to cement Facebook’s monopoly by attacking alternatives.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey offers a conflicted response to banning Trump and the “dangerous precedent” it created
Dorsey pays lip service to Twitter’s overreach but didn’t correct anything.
Huawei’s patent mentions use of Uighur-detecting surveillance
Proposed technology can detect people’s ethnicity from a distance, and raises several human rights concerns.
Ugandans urged to use VPNs to overcome government censorship of social media
Social platforms have been censored to suppress dissent and allegations of election rigging.
GoDaddy drops internet’s biggest gun community
Ar15.com had 24 hours to find a new registrar.