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]
YouTube could do more to help creators with the “made for kids” COPPA dilemma, but it’s not
Creators have no power but great responsibility.
The average Google product has a life of only 4 years
Google are known for suddenly discontinuing products, leaving users stranded.
Report suggests forms of TikTok censorship, how moderators tag “risks” and block or throttle videos
TikTik is facing increased scrutiny over censorship fears.
Bloomberg parody account “ElBloombito” is back on Twitter after suspiciously timed suspension
Just before Bloomberg’s presidential announcement the account was suspended.
Obama misses the days of 3 TV channels: online people don’t know “what to believe and what not to believe”
Fewer people than ever are interested in being spoon-fed the mainstream narratives.
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab pushes back against Google and Soros-backed “fact-checker”
Who watches the watchers?
Photographer takes on Pinterest over copyright
It’s not the first time photographers have taken issue with Pinterest. But is a platform really liable for what its users pin?
Apple locks ChibiStudio developer Guilherme Rambo out of his account and won’t say why
Many are considering it an act of retaliation.
Prisoners are being charged up to $25 to read free public domain ebooks
Prisoners are charged by the minute to read a book that would otherwise be free.
Some Chinese Facebook employees aren’t happy about Zuckerberg’s criticism of China
Zuck recently called out Chinese censorship.
Australia’s Attorney-General says Facebook and YouTube should be treated as publishers
The idea is spreading outside of the US.
Federal judge rules FBI can be asked whether it has records of social media surveillance
The FBI will have to go ahead and confirm or deny having records from social media surveillance.