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]
Bill Gates Praises India’s Sweeping Digital ID System as a Model for Other Nations
Gates praises India’s DPI – a buzzword pushed by the UN that encourages digital ID rollouts.
UK Government Minister Shuns Concerns About “Anti-Disinformation Unit”
The unit has recently undergone a rebrand.
Biden Admin Wants To Spend Around $1 Million on University “Disinformation” Monitoring Program
Despite legal scrutiny, the Biden administration continues its interest in speech monitoring.
US Commission To Examine Facial Recognition Technology’s Impact on Civil Liberties
Facial recognition technology is facing a large roll out across federal and state governments.
Ireland’s Elections Watchdog Says His Department Has Been Given “Safe Channels” to Big Tech Companies
Supposedly to deal with matters after meeting with them to discuss how they’re dealing with “misinformation.”
FDA Commissioner Robert Califf Says Effectively Managing “Misinformation” Is an Overarching Priority
Another agency turning its attention to online speech.
Canada’s Conservatives Realize They Can’t Be Anti Digital ID and Pro Online Age Verification
Online age verification requires a form of digital ID and causes the loss of online anonymity.
Justin Trudeau Reminisces Over the Days When the Corporate Media Controlled What Canadians Believe
As his online “hate speech” bill is accused of being a ban on speech he hates.
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Denies Being an “Arbiter” of Online Speech, but Continues To Push for Censorship
The controversial Julie Inman Grant continues to talk out of both sides of her mouth.
EU Group Looks For Ways To “Overcome” Court Ban on Weakening Encryption
Less than a week after the European Court of Human Rights bans weakening of secure end-to-end encryption.
Bill Gates Partner GAVI Vaccine Alliance Targets Online Memes
The group says memes are “health disinformation super-spreaders” and complains that they can “evade fact checkers and content moderators.”
UK University Pushes for More “Friction” in Private Messages To Reduce “Misinformation”
The focus is shifting towards targeting private messages.