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]
BILD Politics Chief Slams New German Coalition’s Free Speech Crackdown as Establishment’s Bid to Regain Control Over Online Discourse
The state tightens its grip on speech not to protect truth, but to police who gets to speak it.
Google’s Updated Local Services Ads Terms Spark Privacy Fears, Threaten Confidentiality in Medical and Legal Sectors
Even once-sacrosanct conversations between doctors, lawyers, and their clients aren’t necessarily off-limits under Google’s new data-hungry rules.
The Problem with Proprietary Software: Google Ends Remote Control for Early Nest Thermostats
Google Nest halts support for early Nest Learning Thermostats, highlighting risks of proprietary hardware and lost remote control features.
UK Supermarket Asda Faces Backlash Over Facial Recognition in Stores
Shoppers at Asda find themselves scanned, assessed, and archived without ever consenting to a new era of retail surveillance.
Brave Releases Cookiecrumbler, a Tool That Finds and Fixes Annoying Cookie Pop-Ups
Cookiecrumbler’s smarter, site-specific approach promises a future where rejecting cookies actually means what users think it does.
Meta’s Oversight Board Condemns Free Speech Reforms, Pushes for Continued Censorship Over “Human Rights” Concerns
Meta eases censorship while its own Oversight Board scrambles to preserve the old regime of controlled conversation.
Google Reverses Privacy Plans, Will Continue Allowing Third-Party Tracking in Chrome
Google’s decision keeps the ad industry’s old playbook alive, with user choice once again left on the cutting-room floor.
UK Unveils Online Rules, Mandating Age Verification and Algorithmic Content Suppression
Mandatory age checks under Ofcom’s new rules edge the world closer to a de facto digital ID system for internet users.
PublicSquare Integrates Cancel-Proof PSQ Payments with Shopify to Offer Secure E-Commerce Solution
PublicSquare has announced that what it calls its cancel-proof payment platform PSQ Payments is now directly integrated with Shopify, via the Shopify App store. PublicSquare is a marketplace and payments ecosystem with an emphasis on economic liberty, which is now extending PSQ Payments to onli
Rights Groups Condemn Florida’s SB 868 as Anti-Encryption and a Blueprint for Mass Surveillance
A bill framed as child protection opens the door to sweeping digital surveillance with no clear limits.
Former Biden “Disinfo” Board Chief Urges EU to Resist Criticism on Censorship Laws
In Strasbourg, Jankowicz rewrites the script, casting Washington as the villain in Europe’s censorship push.
Cloud Platform Vercel Slams LaLiga and Telefonica’s Piracy Blocks in Spain as “Unaccountable Internet Censorship”
LaLiga’s piracy war hands a private sports league the power to black out global tech infrastructure at will.