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]
A charity spokeswoman’s Facebook post said only women birth children, an offended online mob got her canceled
The cancel culture continues.
Google appears to be testing removing URLs from search results
The security implications have not yet been discussed.
Copyright takedowns on Twitter have more than doubled in the first part of 2019
Copyright takedowns are being used as a censorship tool.
Social platforms banning political ads could hurt candidates that don’t have large corporatist donors
Former Obama media director reveals the details.
Hillary Clinton likens herself to a “hit-and-run victim”, says Mark Zuckerberg should “pay a price”
Last month she said the dark web caused her election loss. This month she’s blaming Mark Zuckerberg.
Google is worried an antitrust probe will reveal its secrets
Google may not be known for respecting the privacy of others, but it doesn’t want anyone knowing its own secrets.
Google finally removes app that revealed the personal details of Palestinians
It took media attention for Google to remove the app.
Netflix and Amazon team up to stop users sharing streaming login passwords
The industry wants to crack down.
Some Blizzard staff can’t wait for BlizzCon to be over
Like many big names in the gaming industry, Blizzard has not had a great relationship with gamers in the past. In 2010, the company tried to introduce Real ID, requiring forum users to use their real names, but had to back down after a strongly negative reaction and fears of privacy abuses. Thi
People are starting to realize the implications of Twitter’s political ads ban
People are weighing up the pros and cons.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls Twitter’s political ads ban a “good call”
The congresswoman likes the decision and wants Facebook to follow.
Revolut’s new privacy policy assumes user consent to share data for “marketing purposes”
You don’t opt in. You have to opt out.