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]
Google fined for not censoring search results according to Russia’s blacklist
Russia issued Google with a fine for not actively censoring search results that were on its blacklist.
Charging for diet advice without license ruled illegal in some states, not protected by first amendment
The ruling raises questions for online coaches that are selling diet and heath info online.
YouTube to MP3 and MP4 rippers have easily bypassed YouTube’s block measures
YouTube tried to block the platforms following demands from the music industry. However, the blocks were short-lived.
Facebook backtracks and removes 3D printed gun restrictions
In a rare move, Facebook has reversed its ban on 3D printed guns.
Slack breach reveals security problems for companies that live inside Slack
Companies that put everything in Slack could be opening themselves up to a catastrophic situation.
5G may make it harder for police to find you, but it makes it harder for them to listen to your conversations
While 5G has a lot of privacy concerns overall, it does mean police lose the ability to more easily intercept phone calls.
Facebook’s shadowbanning process is now patented
Many have thought that Facebook has been shadowbanning for a while. Now it’s official.
YouTube is demonetizing second amendment YouTube channels
According to channels affected, YouTube is demonetizing them even thought they haven’t broken any community rules.
Tech giant Microsoft launches new electronic voting system called ElectionGuard
Soon big tech could be directly involved in elections.
After browsers banned 3rd party tracking, publishers are switching to tracking you themselves
Publishers are building their own 1st party solutions to track you now browsers have blocked cross platform tracking.
YouTubers’ constant fear of demonetization leaves them looking for alternative platforms
YouTubers are looking for viable alternative and it just so happens there’s more than ever.
LEAKED: EU plans to combat “hate speech” across ISPs, cloud hosting, social media, and “economy services”
The shocking leak sheds light on the EU’s upcoming plans with its Digital Services Act.