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]
Facebook purges pro-Trump groups
Trump Train 2020, Red Wave; Candace Owens; and Ivanka Trump (Official) were all purged this month.
Google’s “pay to play” default browser auction makes it hard for privacy-friendly browsers to compete
Privacy-friendly browsers that don’t monetize user data can’t afford to compete.
UK police told not to download NHS COVID tracing app
Some officers have also been told they may not need to obey self-isolate alerts.
Hawaii Republican congressional candidate Nick Ochs banned from Facebook
Ochs says it gives his opponent a huge advantage.
FBI partners with social media platforms to target “misinformation”
Particularly around COVID and the election.
New social media app aims to offer a safe space for users
Those who want more self-censorship, not less, will be fans of Telepath.
Glasgow police officer faces investigation after anti-lockdown Instagram post
Scotland has an unusually strict social media policy for police.
India telecoms giant Jio blocks Twitch streams
Illegal blocking for copyright reasons seems to have been the original culprit.
Law and Order writer files for arbitration after being fired for social media posts
Craig Gore’s message to rioters got him fired.
Louisville Police Major to retire after online backlash for calling rioters “punks”
Major Bridget Hallahan will retire on October 1st.
UK’s NHS COVID app falsely tells people to self-isolate because it won’t accept negative results
Those who test negative are being told to quarantine.
The Crowded Theater Myth How an Outdated Metaphor Fuels Modern Censorship
The misuse of “shouting fire in a crowded theater” continues to justify censorship, despite its outdated legal basis in free speech debates.