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]
Facebook admits its moderation tools are a “blunt instrument”, can’t understand context
The way the giant is now arguing its case against the ECJ decision sheds more light on the way it rates the quality of its own technology.
Steam is censoring criticism of its “LGBTQ+” sale
Valve doesn’t want people talking about its sale.
YouTube sues copyright troll for trying to take down Minecraft YouTuber
It seems that YouTube only decided to lend a helping legal hand to creators once the giant felt threatened itself.
Journalists are increasingly using Google’s G Suite for their work, raising ethics and privacy questions
Data created and exchanged using G Suite is not end-to-end encrypted, which allows Google – and others, such as a US government agency, to gain access to it.
Facebook worker says he was fired for protesting Facebook’s response to colleague’s suicide
Yin then took to social media to describe how he lost his job in a post on LinkedIn that attracted a lot of traffic.
Turkey blocks WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook to crush criticism as it attacks Northern Syria
Some unverified reports said in the meanwhile that the blocking of major social media sites is happening elsewhere in the country, too.
CNN accused of manipulating Bernie Sanders footage to make him look unwell
The posts on Twitter by CNN’s Nobles – beside showing Sanders in a disturbing beet red edition – also suggested that he would be slowing down his campaign, perhaps even rethinking his bid.
The Ellen Show is using copyright claims to silence criticism
The Ellen Show is weaponizing the DMCA as a censorship tool.
Apple chooses to ignore US lawmakers and be a “accomplice for Chinese censorship”
“We Hongkongers will definitely look closely at whether Apple chooses to uphold its commitment to free expression and other basic human rights,” said one Hong Kong lawmaker.
This week Facebook says it’s not a publisher, contradicting previous statements
Facebook’s motion to dismiss then refers to the US Communications Decency Act (CDA) Section 230.
Privacy-focused email service Tutanota censored in Egypt, working on solutions
Users are urged to use a VPN to get around the ban.
Epic Games says it wont censor for China, but Chinese Tencent owns 40% of the company
Unlike Blizzard, Epic is pledging not to introduce censorship on political grounds.