Freedom IndexMedia & Culture
Media & Culture explores how journalism, entertainment, and creative industries influence—and are influenced by—free speech. From press freedom to artistic expression, this category highlights the cultural impact of censorship and the ongoing struggle for open dialogue.
In brief Moldova’s National Anticorruption Center has identified an election-influence scheme that saw some $107 million used to promote candidates…
Live Nation Entertainment and the federal government have reached an agreement to end a yearslong antitrust lawsuit. If you think…
In brief Dorsey called stablecoins a leap “from one gatekeeper to another.” Block’s Cash App is building stablecoin support into…
Congressional Republicans Push Bills That Would Block Kids Access To Content For Ideological Reasons
from the how-is-this-protecting-kids? dept Should parents have a right to monitor and control which sites and apps their kids use?…
NA Today, the Liberty Justice Center filed, Burlap and Barrel, Inc. v. Trump, a lawsuit challenging Donald Trump’s massive new…
In brief Anthropic sued federal agencies after being labeled a national security “supply chain risk.” The dispute stems from the…
Near the end of a seven-minute Fox News interview on Sunday that focused mostly on Iran, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R–S.C.)…
In brief Sharplink disclosed a full-year loss of $734 million, driven by a decrease in the value of its Ethereum…
from the shittiest-people-overseen-by-even-shittier-people dept Say what you will about cops — even the federal ones — but they have nothing…
Here’s your periodic reminder that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security—the agency tasked with safeguarding America from terrorism and other…
In brief Reform UK leader Nigel Farage participated in a $333,000 (£260,000) fundraising round for Stack BTC Plc. The company…
from the can’t-trust-this-doj dept When companies sued to block Trump’s IEEPA tariffs last year, one of the key arguments they…