Social media
Burning cars of Vučić's bait for kids - Grandma Praset
Baka Prase, Vučić's ace up his sleeve for kids in Serbia who wants to lead Belgrade, has two cars that cost a total of 1,2 million euros. Both are on fire
Artificial intelligence
Two privacy regimes: Why are Serbian citizens an easy target for global platforms?
While the citizens of the European Union were given the opportunity to express their opinion about the use of their data for artificial intelligence training by the company Meta, users from Serbia were left without notification and a real choice. This case once again raises the question of how well digital rights are really protected in Serbia and whether copied laws without effective supervision have any force in the face of global technology giants.
President of Serbia
There is little television: Vučić and various miracles on TikTok
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić will perform live on TikTok for the first time on Friday. He announced himself, feigning relaxation, humanity, modesty and humor, adapting to a platform close to young voters above all, those who have been carrying a rebellion against his regime on their backs for over a year.
Life on the Internet
How Informer tried to shut down my Twitter
I got a warning from Twitter and couldn't use it until I deleted a post in which they said I posted someone else's private photo. And in that photo of the Informer paparazzo team that came to take pictures of us
Mediji
The Instagram accounts of the Nova newsroom were suspended, the Radar portal was left without an account
The Instagram accounts nova.rs_portal, nova.rs_showbiz and nova.rs_sport today, as well as the private account of the page administrator, received a notification today that the account has been suspended for 180 days. In the past period, several media channels as well as accounts serving citizens for timely and truthful information were exposed to massive bot attacks.
Artificial intelligence
When Grok strips you down to a bikini: Anyone can strip anyone
Grok, an artificial intelligence tool of social network X, is mass-generating images of half-naked women and children without their consent. The officials are appalled, Musk claims that everything is fine, and the victims are also minors
Fines of up to 150.000 dinars and imprisonment
Protector of Citizens: The Law on Public Order and Peace will also apply to social networks
The draft amendments to the Law on Public Order and Peace, prepared by the office of the Ombudsman Zoran Pašalić, foresees that offenses in this area can be committed on social networks in the future. Indecent behavior, insults, threats, and even solicitation or prostitution would be punishable in the digital space as well.
Viber
"No one reads the messages": Viber's VP on keyword branding in the app
"Privacy on Viber is not compromised in any way, and no one, Viber or anyone else, is able to read messages," says Rakuten Viber's Director of Product Development Nadav Melnyk
Mathematics and diplomacy
How Ambassador Šutanovac solved the task "for geniuses"
Serbian Ambassador Dragan Šutanovac is the subject of jokes on the Internet after he publicly solved a mathematical problem. It is unfair, because the decision was correct and showed that Serbia has superior basic education
Australija
Prohibition of social networks for people under the age of sixteen
Under-16s in Australia will be banned from accessing social media from today, with tech companies taking responsibility. What consequences will all this have for young people?
Research: Quackery
This mattress cures everything.
Various healers and magicians work unhindered in Serbia, and beauticians and hairdressers inject strong chemical cocktails under the name of anti-aging medicine. Why doesn't the state stand in the way of quacks who have already led people to their deaths
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Australia is re-educating social media
Why Australia has banned under 16s from using social media
Social media
Shut down "Go-Change" Instagram: Part of the regime's broader strategy, a new wave of pressure on the opposition
The official Instagram account of the "Go-Change" movement, with more than 336.000 followers, was shut down this morning without any warning. The movement says that this is part of the regime's broader strategy to silence critical voices, especially at a time of mass student and civil protests.
Internet
Global internet outage, Cloudflare causes X and dozens of sites to crash
Cloudflare, a key provider of Internet infrastructure, suffered a global outage that paralyzed many services, including X and ChatGPT. Users around the world have been reporting "500 Internal Server Error" errors, while the company is working hard to fix the problem, the Guardian reports.
Students in the blockade
"Bot Attack": How Rebellious Students Had Their Social Media Profiles Shut Down
The accounts of students of certain blocked faculties suddenly recorded a huge number of new, phantom followers, so they were suspended. Is this a new type of bot vs student fight?
World Mental Health Day
Between likes and fear: How social networks "destroy" young people
Social networks are more and more widespread, especially among young people, and how they affect mental health
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TikTok – more than independence, less than autonomy
At the beginning of September, Donald Trump announced that an agreement had been reached for TikTok to remain available in the US, but under new rules
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When an ad eats the news
Disintegration of the local leadership system
Is the deputy mayor of Čačak escaping through the roof from the SNS premises?
During the protests in Čačak, a video appeared on the internet showing Vladan Milić, the deputy mayor, fleeing through the roof from the premises of SNS. The authenticity of the video has not yet been confirmed
Minister in hospital
Directorate for Criminal Sanctions: Vesić did not leave Serbia
After announcements on social networks that former minister Goran Vesić left Serbia by plane, the Directorate for Criminal Sanctions announced that he is undergoing hospital treatment under the constant supervision of guards at the District Prison in Belgrade.
Message from the President of Serbia
Vučić: I'm telling you a story about a wise old man
On his Instagram profile, the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, tells you the story of a young rebel and a wise old man accompanied by appropriate illustrations and animation. He addressed the "blockaders-terrorists" as a child who broke a school window, so the good uncle put them on his knee to teach them a life lesson
Prohibition of using social networks
Twitter user Marko Marjanović demands an end to the "digital prison"
Marko Marjanović, known on Twitter as Crystal Matt Damon, says that his lawyer has no insight into the case even three months after he was banned from using the Internet. He announces that he will take "fate into his hands" from August 1
War on social networks
Užice counter-protest of SNS-bots on Ix
While the citizens are protesting in Užice, a counter-protest of SNS-bots has started on the X social network
Student protests
"New Dawn": Student support video with Miloš Biković and other public figures
Students of the Faculty of Dramatic Arts published a video called "New Dawn", in which celebrities from Serbia support their blockade and fight for a better status
Social networks and politics
Đuro Macut: Prime Minister beyond digital reality
In the previous days, an account with the name Đura Matsuta appeared on social networks. The order is fake, the Government announced, because the new Prime Minister of Serbia does not have one. Is that to be praised or condemned, given his political function
Faculty of Medicine in Rijeka
Students allegedly "evaluate" whether their female colleagues are suitable for rape
To make the horror complete, there are allegedly sub-groups: "rape", "non-rape" and "rape but under the influence of alcohol/drugs".
Threatening journalists
Crystal Matt Damon released from police, banned from social media
After the fourth arrest since the beginning of the student protests, the tweeter Crystal Matt Damon (Marko Marjanović) has been banned from accessing social networks, appearing at public meetings, and has to report to the police twice a month.