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]
Telegram has been a valuable tool for Hong Kong protesters standing up to mainland China
Telegram has been particularly important in sharing news, information and organizing without giving away individual identities.
Ninja’s move to Mixer shows people are loyal to creators, not platforms
If creators switched platforms it could put a good dent in current platform monopolies.
Trump speaks on mass shootings, warns of the “perils of the internet”, says social platforms need to do more
President Trump’s statement comes in a speech after the recent shootings at the weekend.
FBI requests use of real time social media monitoring tool to prevent “domestic threats”
The tool will give the agency access to user IDs, location, phone numbers, IP and email addresses, and the entirety of a person-of-interest’s social media history.
Google Assistant can now read your Telegram and WhatsApp messages, raising privacy concerns
Google’s Assistant wants access to 3rd party messages.
uTorrent client for Mac to stop working in September after Apple operating system upgrades to Catalina
After 11 years on Apple’s platform, development is coming to an end.
Trump says no post-Brexit trade deals for UK if they tax US tech giants
President Trump says only US should be able to tax big tech.
Apple wants to police what you can buy with its new credit card, cryptocurrencies are already not allowed
Where else will Apple say you’re not allowed to spend your money?
Fainted is the latest victim of YouTube’s ban-hammer, having its entire video catalog deleted
As always, YouTube hasn’t given any specifics about what the offense was.
Twitter is using AI to shut down its users support for a US voter ID system
Several examples of Twitter’s suppression of memes and sentiment towards a Voter ID system have resurfaced after renewed interest in the idea.
Australia threatens Incels forum, showing the country’s bold new push to police the entire internet
Australia is issuing takedown notices and threats of fines and jail time to countries outside of its jurisdiction.
European data protection commissioner orders Google to stop listening to users voice recordings
The group ordered Google to stop immediately while it investigates.