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.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a plan for your kitchen, and he has been unusually specific about it. In a…
In brief “The Odyssey” director Christopher Nolan has warned that younger film audiences are “utterly rejecting” generative AI. He argued…
from the lego-lawyering dept One thing that we’ve heard for many years in covering a variety of ridiculous civil and…
Officials are often overly aggressive in pursuing leaks of classified information, but President Donald Trump remains in a league of…
In brief NSFW and romantic AI companion apps have generated $427.3 million in consumer spending worldwide, according to Appfigures Intelligence.…
Coming back from a far-flung vacation? Traveling abroad on a business trip? Just happen to find yourself within 100 miles…
In brief BitMine added $49 million worth of Ethereum in the last week, bumping its total holdings to nearly 4.8%…
Between 2013 and 2023, Munson P. Hunter III “used fraudulently obtained Social Security numbers to open 14 bank accounts, acquire…
In brief Strategy lifted its cash reserves to $3 billion via common stock proceeds, skipping a Bitcoin buy for the…
Lindsey Graham died doing what he loved: egging on faraway violence. After returning from a trip to a drone factory…
from the thank-you-sir-may-I-have-another dept For years I’ve noted that while Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite broadband system can be very useful…
From Rowley v. Finstad, decided Friday by Judge Eric Tostrud (D. Minn.); I think this is correct—if people disapprove of…