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.
President Donald Trump is replacing Kristi Noem, the embattled secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), due to mounting…
In brief Illicit cryptocurrency addresses received at least $154 billion in 2025. Sanctioned entities accounted for about $104 billion of…
Today I interviewed Judge Lawrence VanDyke at the University of Florida Federalist Society Chapter. (I am also in town for…
In brief Dogecoin (DOGE) is down about 8% in the last 24 hours, the biggest fall among top 100 crypto…
From CAIR-Foundation, Inc. v. DeSantis, decided yesterday by Judge Mark Walker (N.D. Fla.); the analysis seems correct to me: The…
In brief The settlement would require Rainberry, the company behind BitTorrent, to pay a $10 million civil penalty. The SEC…
from the ctrl-alt-speech dept Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and…
For the backstory on the Zizians, see Investigations Into 6 Killings Look to a Fringe Group Known as the Zizians…
In brief Nvidia signaled the end of its major investments in OpenAI and Anthropic. The OpenAI-Anthropic feud is escalating fast…
from the the-uncertainty-tax-at-work dept In less than a week, the Pentagon blacklisted an AI company for having ethics, declared it…
A bill that is advancing in the Florida Legislature would authorize government surveillance of people whose “views” or “opinions” are…
In brief Roblox’s new AI-powered feature rewrites profanity in chat instead of replacing messages with “####.” The system aims to…