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]
US House Funding Bill Passes After Anti-Censorship, Anti-CBDC Measures Are Removed
Assurances to stop the funding of censorship and centrally-controlled currencies have failed.
PublicSquare To Build “Uncancelable” Payments
The freedom-focused Amazon competitor is working on much-needed technology.
House Judiciary Chairman Tells CISA To Hand Over Documents Related to Pennsylvania Election Speech Censorship
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Administration has for several years been accused of assisting with online censorship.
Newly Released Emails Show Biden White House Officials Met With and Communicated With Pro-Censorship Group
The Biden admin’s use of CCDH data to push for censorship has previously been subject to scrutiny.
ACLU Targets a Whistleblower, Accused of Rejecting Its Free Speech Roots
The ACLU subpoenaed communications between a whistleblower and a journalist.
New York Judge Rejects Motion To Dismiss a Lawsuit Against Social Media Companies for Allegedly Radicalizing Mass Shooter
The decision raises concerns that “negligent design” theories could be used to circumvent Section 230 immunity.
Scottish Police Training Targets Blogs, Podcasts, and Social Media Under Authoritarian New Censorship Law
The new law will be introduced on April 1st.
California Lawmakers Push Online ID Verification Bill That Would Require Platforms To ID “Users With Large Audiences”
Also those posting spreading large amounts of “AI-generated content.”
Supreme Court Seems Sympathetic to NRA’s Claims Against New York Debanking Pressure Case
The oral hearings suggest an overall degree of favorability towards the NRA’s allegations of First Amendment violations.
FBI and DHS Share and Receive “Extremism” Data with Social Media and Gaming Companies
A new report reveals how the agencies and games companies interact.
EU Passes the AI Act — A Law Accused of Legalizing Biometric Mass Surveillance in Europe
Particularly as it relates to travel.
Federal Reserve Declares CBDC a “Key Duty” to Congress, Despite Public Statements Attempting To Downplay Its Focus
“If you don’t think the Fed is pursuing a CBDC, think again.”