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]
YouTube turns on automatic “hold & review” censorship of comments
YouTube’s war on comments turns things up a notch.
Journalist Tim Pool accuses YouTube of using arbitrary “privacy guidelines” to censor content
YouTube censorship continues.
Larry Sanger calls the state of the internet “appalling’
The Wikipedia co-founder called for a Declaration of Digital Independence.
Hillary Clinton will no longer be a cybersecurity keynote speaker
It seems the conference decided she wasn’t a good match.
Gab becomes the largest Mastodon node, bringing the largest user contribution to the fediverse
In just one day, Gab becomes the largest Mastodon node, introducing the largest number of users to decentralized social platforms.
Google and Facebook’s ad market dominance faces major UK investigation
The two companies control 70% of the market.
Teens reportedly feel pressured to establish their social media “brand”
Teens are feeling like their life is a business and status on social media is the most important thing they should establish.
Social network Gab launches decentralized version, brings liberty to the App Store
After facing much adversity from big tech companies, the path ahead is looking much clearer for the alternative social network.
YouTube alternative Bitchute is surging in traffic after YouTube’s censorship woes
Bitchute is where everyone goes when they’re banned from YouTube.
Polish court orders Facebook to immediately stop censoring content in landmark ruling
The case is related to an anti-drug abuse campaign group that found themselves shut down by Facebook.
Facebook is blocking users that warn against the dangers of opioids
Facebook can’t seem to tell the difference between the good guys and the bad guys.
Pinterest bias whistleblower Eric Cochran joins Project Veritas, will be helping to recruit more whistleblowers
It’s thought that many tech company insiders are getting ready to blow the whistle on bias insider their companies.