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.
I. Michael, Antoine Fuqua’s new biopic of Michael Jackson, has broken multiple box-office records since its release on 24 April 2026.…
In brief The U.K. sanctioned HTX and other crypto firms over alleged ties to Russian sanctions evasion networks. British institutions…
from the rake-after-rake-after-rake dept I’m starting to wonder if RFK Jr. can do anything right at all. After the courts…
There’s a lot happening in today’s decision in Thakur v. Trump, by Ninth Circuit Judges Richard Paez, Morgan Christen, and…
In brief Researchers at Zhejiang University developed AudioHijack, which hides imperceptible commands in audio to manipulate large audio-language models with…
From Alshara v. Republic of Iraq, decided today by Judge Linda Parker (E.D. Mich.): Pursuant to § 1915(e)(2), the Court…
In brief Researchers found that every AI model tested showed positive bias toward Catholicism and negative bias toward Jehovah’s Witnesses.…
From Eby v. Bd. of Curators, decided today by the Missouri Court of Appeals (Chief Judge John P. Torbitzky, joined…
In brief Ethereum treasury firm Sharplink and Solana treasury Forward Industries will be included in the Russell 3000 and 2000…
If you’re planning on packing Zyn for your European summer vacation, you might want to reconsider. On Sunday, the New…
In brief MiniCPM5-1B scores an average of 42.57 across agentic and reasoning benchmarks, beating the next-best 1B-class competitor’s 35.61. The…
from the sometimes-it-can-be-a-useful-tool dept I’ve spoken to enough teachers and professors to know that LLM tools are absolutely a challenge…