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]
Thailand begins arresting citizens for “inducing panic” online by sharing coronavirus information
Thailand is the latest country to make sharing unverified information a criminal offense.
Google-backed research group release new tool for detecting fake images
The tool is supposed to help journalists see if an image has been manipulated.
Viral video shows Police in China arriving at woman’s door, telling her to delete coronavirus post
The video is just one of the videos that give a glimpse into how Chinese censorship works.
Halo bans Steam forum members who suggest they should fix their game instead of promoting Black History Month
Anyone who criticized was banned.
YouTube pledges to boosting “authoritative sources” during 2020 election
Independent creators fall, legacy outlets rise.
Cops posting mugshots of criminals online is the “facilitation of bullying,” activists say
Apparently it promotes trolling.
Twitch streamer Jinnytty’s creepy interaction with an entitled fan highlights a downside to IRL streaming
The fan wanted to take her home.
Gab Chat is an open-source, end-to-end encrypted Discord alternative for growing censorship-proof communities
Gab has entered the chat world.
Stephen King quits Facebook, unhappy with “false information” – will stick to Twitter instead
Apparently, Twitter is fine.
Twitter user’s background check report highlights the “dystopian” practices of the modern era
“Problematic” tweets, even the ones that were only ‘liked’, were documented.
Warcraft III: Reforged’s Metacritic score hits a record-breaking low
Blizzard’s first controversy of 2020 is here already.
Carlos Maza returns to YouTube as an independent creator
It remains to be seen how the YouTube community will respond.