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 admits COVID tracing program is operating illegally
Data protection assurances are non existent.
One of the most secretive surveillance companies just teamed up with the CDC
The CDC won’t say what the partnership is for.
Social media algorithms fuel cancel culture, researcher says
“Influencers” love it to participate in campaigns against people.
Unwoke is the jobs board that helps companies avoid accidentally hiring radical activists
Some employers want dedicated staff, not headaches.
The Twitter attack is just the latest example of Big Tech employees accessing your data and conversations
? A brief history of examples.
Google bans award-winning WW2 game Attentat 1942 for referencing the term “Nazi”
It’s unclear how Google expects a game about WW2 to not reference Nazis. The game is blocked in several regions.
Copyright troll sued over automated DMCA claims
Their practices are also described as extortion.
Apple stands in the way of democracy protests in Hong Kong. Again.
Apple is the biggest US tech company with the most allegiance to China.
CBS silences criticism of Star Trek: The Lower Decks with false copyright blocks against YouTube reactions
They also turned off comments and locked likes and dislikes after getting a negative response.
The “violation of UK law” Twitter notices are murky and far from transparent
The UK is hardly known for its freedoms.
DNC tells staffers to delete TikTok
The pushback against TikTok has bipartisan appeal.
Lincoln Project editor let go after old tweets resurface
People are still losing their jobs over old tweets.