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.
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Nick Gillespie are joined by reporter Reem Ibrahim to discuss America’s declining sense of patriotism and whether…
In brief BONK suffered a $20 million exploit related to a malicious governance attack. A passed proposal sent 4.4 trillion…
from the quite-a-comms-strategy-you-have-there dept At some point in a PR crisis, someone decides the solution is to hire a crisis…
Another woman has come forward to accuse Graham Platner, the Democratic Party’s Maine Senate hopeful, of serious wrongdoing. Jenny Racicot,…
In brief ByteDance’s Doubao and Alibaba’s Qwen are disabling humanlike agent features ahead of Beijing’s Interim Measures for the Administration…
In a lawsuit filed last week, the Justice Department argues that Virginia’s recently enacted “assault weapon” ban violates the Second…
In brief U.K. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper warned that governments need global agreements to manage AI risks. Cooper compared the…
from the here-to-build-an-encyclopedia dept In Larry Sanger’s recent failed attempt to start a “WikiProject Intellectual Diversity”, he tried to recruit…
Trump v. Barbara is very long. The entire slip opinion totals nearly two-hundred pages. However, Chief Justice Roberts’s majority opinion is…
In brief UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the first Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva calling AI deployment “faster…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept The Soundfreaq Sound Spot II combines wireless audio performance, ambient lighting, and relaxing sound features in…
If President Donald Trump had his way, the breakout star of the United States’ World Cup run would not be…