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.
In brief Three Tennessee men were indicted by a federal grand jury on conspiracy to commit robbery and kidnapping charges.…
Back in January 2023, Aimen Halim bought an order of “boneless wings” at a Buffalo Wild Wings outlet in Mount…
An internal investigation of the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department found that at least 15 high-ranking officials may have helped…
In brief A federal lawsuit alleges that OpenAI’s ChatGPT provided firearms guidance and tactical advice to the gunman in the…
In brief Circle Internet Group has raised $222 million in a presale for Arc, its new institutional blockchain token. The…
In brief Strategy Chairman Michael Saylor clarified that Strategy’s break-even issuance rate at 2.3% would mean that it remains a…
President Donald Trump’s most recent pick for the office of U.S. Surgeon General, Nicole Saphier, is a source of tension…
In brief MoonPay acquired AI trading startup Dawn Labs and launched Dawn CLI. The platform turns plain-English trading prompts into…
From Friday’s decision of the Nebraska Supreme Court in Munsell v. Munsell (opinion by Justice Derek Vaughn): Jacob and Libby…
In brief BitMine added 26,659 ETH or about $62 million worth last week, decreasing its previous pace of ETH purchases.…
from the of-course-they-did dept It took longer than I thought it would, but the Trump administration’s appeal of the court…
From Judge Gerald Lebovits (Manhattan trial court) in Tuesday’s Garlington v. Austin: In this action, plaintiff, Erik Garlington, brings claims…