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]
Trickshotter Warpzy exposed for aimbot cheating
What many thought could be a promising pro-gamer career, could have just come to an end.
Games industry lobbyists ESA say right to repair laws would hurt DRM
Louis Rossmann dismantled the argument.
YouTube executive suggests algorithm favors news channels that have a “journalism department”
Vague terms like “authoritativeness and expertise” were passed around.
Google executive gives vague answers on effectiveness of clickbait on YouTube
It seems clickbait could actually be effective in some situations but the exec doesn’t say whether it’s ever actively penalized.
Google begins charging law enforcement for access to personal user data
$245 per search warrant.
Blurring someone’s face to protect identity can easily be reversed using AI
While the technology is useful for photographers and videographers, it also raises awareness about unmasking identities.
Comcast to jack-up prices as cord-cutting doubles
As more people leave, Comcast wants to keep revenue up.
20 states start legal action to prevent Trump administration from allowing 3D printed gun blueprints online
The states argue blueprints shouldn’t be allowed.
Phoenix man sues when Google data causes wrongful arrest in murder case
Jorge Molina says he’s lost his job, his car, and his reputation.
Age verification companies seek legal action against UK government after ludicrous “porn block” was scrapped
The scheme was controversial privacy-wise.
Reddit tells press to call subreddits “communities” unless they ban them, in which case they’re “subreddits”
The more formal name helps to dehumanize the communities.
New German proposals could severely hurt online news commentary and curation
The rules will mean commentators or curators will have to license the content they’re commenting on if they want to reference it.