We’ve been busy behind-the-scenes at Mondoweiss and have some technology updates for you. In addition,…
You may have heard about the European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law that goes into effect today, May 25, 2018. This law helps safeguard your privacy and the personal information you share with websites like Mondoweiss. While the law specifically covers European citizens, Mondoweiss is committed to protecting the privacy of all users and we have introduced a new GDPR compliant privacy policy. We’re excited about this new law, both as internet users and as an internet-based publisher with a global audience.
A new navigation bar at the top of the page lets us highlight issues or articles that are trending, helping new and returning visitors easily locate items that are drawing a lot of attention.
As most of you by now know, Facebook has recently made big changes to how users see content from publishers like Mondoweiss. The changes are expected to dramatically lower the “reach” our material enjoys, but here are some easy steps you can take to ensure that you’ll continue to see our most important stories.
As many readers have noticed the comment section is still not working properly. The short version is that we have been having a problem with one of the databases that the site runs off of since moving the site to a new server. Our tech support staff is working to fix the issue as quickly as they can.