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.
“No heat, no hot water. The boiler wasn’t working. I have water in my walls,” renter Tori Brown informed officials…
In brief Early-week inflows hit $1.44B before $829 million in outflows pared weekly total to $619M. Oil surged 60% post-Iran…
Now, Friday’s decision in Alonso v. Jackson by Judge John Chun (W.D. Wash.) about the sealing / pseudonymity questions:Defendants say…
In brief Strategy notched its largest Bitcoin purchase in over a month. The firm issued STRC at its fastest rate…
So Judge Joshua Wolson (E.D. Pa.) held yesterday in Nellom v. Shapiro, unsurprisingly. An excerpt, from the Factual Allegations section:…
In brief Nasdaq is partnering with Kraken parent company Payward to develop tokenized equities, built atop its xStocks framework. The…
from the first-do-no-harm dept I think this recent post by AI industry CEO Matt Shumer is worth a read. In it,…
From Heilrayne v. Univ. of Texas at Austin, decided Jan. 27 by Judge David Ezra (W.D. Tex.) but just recently…
From Kershnar v. Kolison, decided Friday by Judge Lawrence Vilardo (W.D.N.Y.): Among the many topics he studies, [SUNY Fredonia philosophy…
Few books can be said to have withstood the test of time 250 years later, but Adam Smith’s An Inquiry…
“I’m proud of the fact,” White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller told Fox News in December, that “President Trump has…
Senior officials in the United Kingdom Cabinet Office’s Propriety and Ethics team broke into a locked safe to retrieve and…