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]
Buzzword “hate speech” is spawning new industries intent on profiting from curbing online speech
Such is the power of the concept of hate speech today that an industry is springing up around it, to serve mostly tech giants under fire from politicians and the media.
Australia wants to implement the UK’s abandoned privacy-invasive porn ID system
It was described as “one of the worst ideas ever” when the UK was looking for ways to implement it
Apple News criticized after study shows vast majority of curated articles come from just a handful of sources
What they found is that Apple gives clear preference to big names, and not even very many of those.
Elizabeth Warren says Apple’s App Store has “too much power”
The jury’s still out on whether Warren has a viable plan, and how successful it might be, or if the whole thing is just a case of campaign rhetoric.
Most Americans don’t like journalists sharing opinions on social media, but Democrats are happier with it
The poll shows that twice as many Democrats as Republicans are comfortable with personal views and opinions presented by journalists online.
Facebook executives say Zuckerberg and Sandberg are “incredibly involved” in content policy and moderation
Apparently, Sandberg and Zuckerberg are willing to micromanage the behemoth that currently serves nearly 2.5 billion users and has tens of thousands of employees.
Twitter bows to China, changes Hong Kong’s geotag to “Hong Kong SAR China”
Some commenters accused the social network of pandering to China
UK NHS starts using social media influencers to improve its image
Chief nursing officer Ruth May is quoted as saying that the organization wants “next generation of health care tech” to be promoted online by its “extraordinary staff.”
EA censors forums to silence backlash after adding Muslim content to Sims 4 but not allowing other religions
There have been several concerns, not only the nature of the update, but also EA’s handling of dissenters.
Leaked document suggests Apple to introduce “health” conversations with Siri, following listening data scandal
Not only will Siri make house calls – the report assumes that the virtual assistant will be able to answer questions about both physical and mental health.
Howard Shultz thinks the “vitriol” of online voices contributed to ending 2020 Presidential campaign
“The exhausted majority has largely tuned out of political life online and in the news, leaving the extreme voices to define the debate,” said Schultz
France to combine anti-piracy agency with media regulator
France is still focusing its energy on stomping out any sharing, aka piracy, taking place online by enforcing more government regulation.