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 we-are-now-fully-enshittified dept In the wake of the Sprint T-Mobile merger, wireless carriers immediately stopped trying to compete on price (exactly…
At a time when the Democratic Party is being conquered from within by actual socialists—even outright communists—one might expect the…
In brief Researchers got frontier AI models to generate cocaine synthesis instructions using a new prompt injection attack. The same…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept The MYNT3D 3D Printing Pen is a handheld creative tool that allows users to draw in…
This week, President Donald Trump signed a “Freedom to Fix” memo, reviving debates over how easy it should be for…
In brief Securitize shares made their public debut on Thursday, and were recently up more than 8% on the day.…
from the swiss-slapp-suits dept Earlier this year we wrote about the ridiculous thin-skinned executives at Palantir suing a small independent…
Congress loves to wrap legislation in the language of the public interest. This year’s surface transportation reauthorization bill is no…
Major cryptocurrencies are broadly in the green Thursday with Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and other top coins showing gains as crypto…
from the maybe-don’t-compound-your-evilness-with-stupidity dept Some readers might look at this headline and think there’s something off about it. And I’ll…
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his supporters are treating the Knicks’ championship like proof that socialism has finally learned…
From Oregon Right to Life v. O’Day, decided yesterday by Judge Mustafa Kasubhai (D. Ore.): Oregon Right to Life ……