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.
from the who-could-have-possibly-predicted? dept The long-rumored layoffs at Xbox have come and they are massive. We just recently discussed the…
There was a time, not long ago, when Democrats could have branded their organization as the sane party. With Republicans…
From Sullivan v. Schiman, decided Tuesday by the Illinois Appellate Court (Justice John Anderson, joined by Justices Linda Davenport and…
From Tassinari v. Salvation Army, decided Monday by Judge Leo Sorokin (D. Mass.); I’d love to hear what list members…
Claire Lehmann sits down with Parnell Palme McGuinness—columnist for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, and senior research fellow…
from the truth-and-fiction-and-ai dept This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Last month, my colleagues and I published…
Automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) are among the fastest-growing forms of mass surveillance, logging over 20 billion license plate scans…
“We have a sclerotic gerontocracy,” posted then-48-year-old Rep. Ro Khanna (D–Calif.) back in 2024. Gerontocracy means rule by the old.…
In brief Apple sued OpenAI and two former employees, alleging theft of hardware trade secrets. The complaint claims former Apple…
Six weeks ago, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the creation of COGE, the Commission on Government Efficiency. While…
In brief Senate Democrats called for hearings into President Trump’s crypto holdings after disclosures showed over $1.2 billion in crypto-related…
from the ctrl-alt-speech dept Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and…