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]
Microsoft embraces censorship, wants a “joint virtual command center” for censoring content
Microsoft has joined those calling for tougher censorship of online content by tech companies in the wake of the New Zealand mosque massacre earlier this month. Even though the contentious sharing of the video of the shooting wasn’t exactly taking place on LinkedIn, the social network owned by
Australia wants tech companies to censor content even faster, doesn’t care that it’s technically impossible
Australia threatens tech companies with jail time.
“Google Unlocked” extension allows you to uncensor DMCA Google search links
The extension goes through Google’s massive Lumen Database listing legal complaints and takedown requests.
Telegram’s new update lets you delete messages for you and the person you’re chatting to
Users will now be able to nuke their private chat communications completely from both devices involved in the exchange.
Services like Apple News are bad for publishers, New York Times CEO warns
CEO Mark Thompson said relying on third-party distributors like Apple News could cause publishers to lose control of their own product.
New Zealand citizens can now spend up to 14 years in jail for downloading the Christchurch shooter’s manifesto
The manifesto was classified as “objectionable material” by New Zealand’s Chief Censor and knowingly possessing it can result in up to 14 years in jail.
Facebook was aware of concerns around Cambridge Analytica’s improper data gathering practices months before public reports
New court filings show Facebook employees heard speculation that Cambridge Analytica was scraping data months before public reports on the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Independent musician Dan Bull highlights the dangers of Article 13 in his new Robocopyright rap
The catchy tune covers how Article 13 will hurt small creators and that AI cannot accurately assess whether specific pieces of copyrighted content are protected under fair use.
Canada considers forcing social media companies to remove “hateful” content
Canada’s Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said legislation that would force social media companies to take down hateful content is being considered because what they are doing now is not enough.
Massive hidden video ad fraud scheme drained the battery and sucked data on Android devices
The scheme hid autoplaying video ads behind visible in-app ad banners and resulted in 60 million fraudulent ad calls per month.
New study finds top rated Android health apps are sharing data with Amazon, Google, and Facebook
Amazon and Google received the highest volume of data from these health apps followed by Microsoft.
UK police tell man to be “mindful” about his online comments
Two police officers turned up at the man’s house, admitted that he hadn’t broke any laws, and then proceeded to ask him to be “mindful” of what he posts online.