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]
Reddit user wins case against Jehovah’s Witnesses who attempted to unmask them and sue over copyright
Many saw the case as an attempt to weaponize the DMCA.
Signal’s Brian Acton: It’s not up to technologists to be the ones to render judgment
“I don’t like being a nanny company.”
TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook sued in India for allowing “anti-nationalist content”
Pressures for social networks to censor is increasing.
Disney censors Clone Wars scene, causing fans to cite feminist agenda
While many are glad The Clone Wars is back, some are disappointed at Disney’s decision to remove a scene.
Mainstream media outlets ran a fake news story that China was sending 100,000 locust-eating ducks to Pakistan
The story was picked up by major outlets.
Rapper Zuby locked out of Twitter for responding “OK, dude” to a transgender activist
Twitter somehow determined it was “hateful content.”
Report appears shocked Gmail puts some Presidential candidate emails in Promotions or Spam more than others
Pete Buttigieg mostly goes to the Primary tab – the rest? Not so much.
Twitch apologizes after banning channels that received false copyright claims over Democrat debate streams
The takedowns occurred after a fake third party made the claims.
Apple ignores request to testify on privacy and censorship concerns regarding China
This is the second time Apple has ignored requests.
TheGrid.io website design system accused of being a scam, taking customers’ money and disappearing
Customers say the company is ignoring all attempts to contact them.