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]
UK Lawmakers and Regulators Target End-to-End Encryption and Smaller Messaging Platforms in Final Committee Hearing on Social Media “Harms”
UK MPs target end-to-end encryption as Ofcom, ICO, and DSIT probe Telegram, Signal, and post-Southport riot app use.
Spain Blackouts Prompt EU Push for More Censorship Under “Preparedness Strategy” Citing “Disinformation” Threats
As Europe grapples with failing power grids, officials would rather prep you for the apocalypse than fix the wiring.
US State Department Condemns Australian Government for Social Media Censorship
A Canadian activist becomes the face of a free speech showdown as Washington calls out Canberra’s digital gatekeeping.
Meta Overhauls Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Policy to Default AI Surveillance, Voice Data Cloud Storage for Model Training
Meta quietly shifts smart glasses into always-on data collectors, baking surveillance into convenience.
EU to Ban Privacy Coins, Anonymous Crypto Accounts by 2027
EU AMLR and MiCA to ban privacy coins, target DeFi, and impose strict supervision on crypto firms with 20,000+ users by 2027.
Former GEC Head Defends Disbanded Agency’s Role in Social Media Oversight, Dismisses Censorship Claims
Rubin clings to Cold War scripts as cover for a censorship regime that couldn’t survive sunlight.
Denmark Introduces World-First Deepfake Ban, Raising Alarms Over Free Speech
By criminalizing unauthorized deepfakes, Denmark flirts with a future where identity protection and speech control are forced into the same uneasy frame.
Murena and e Foundation Founder Gael Duval Announces New Devices, Business Tools, and Enhanced Privacy Features for /e/OS in 2025 Expansion Plan
Stripping tech to its open-source bones, Murena doubles down on the belief that privacy shouldn’t come at the cost of convenience.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Luiz Edson Fachin Renews Push for Regulation of Online Speech and “Fake News” Amid Press “Freedom” Forum
By recasting free expression as a threat, Fachin opens the door for power to define the boundaries of truth.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Push For Controversial Online “Safety” Legislation
Framed as guardians of digital childhoods, Harry and Meghan are backing a movement that risks baking censorship into the architecture of the internet.
WEF Launches Connected Future Initiative to Promote Global Digital Public Infrastructure with Backing from UN, EU, and Bill Gates
Digital blueprints drafted in Davos sketch a future where your ID, your money, and your data ride similar rails.
UK: Ofcom Appoints “Experts” to Advisory Committee on “Disinformation” Under New Censorship Law
A committee of speech-policing veterans now holds the keys to defining “harm” under one of the UK’s most sweeping internet laws.