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 Alpenglow, a protocol upgrade that will make Solana’s network even faster, entered a community validator testing phase on…
from the failing-upward-administration dept Kash Patel is one of the rare Trump political appointees who actually has some experience that…
From Wednesday’s Justice Department press release: Kyle Andrew Edwards, 59, of Alexander, N.C., appeared in federal court today and pleaded…
In brief Claude Opus 4 tried to blackmail engineers up to 96% of the time in controlled tests—Anthropic now traces…
“ChatGPT advised the FSU shooter that a mass shooting would get more attention from media if it involved several children,”…
In brief Ethereum treasury firm Sharplink posted a Q1 net loss of nearly $686 million. The loss is significantly higher…
from the the-consequence-free-elite dept There are perks to spending over a quarter of a billion dollars getting your preferred candidate…
The Trump administration says the first two months of America’s war with Iran cost taxpayers about $25 billion—but the real…
In brief The OpenAI Deployment Company launches with more than $4 billion in committed capital and a $10 billion valuation,…
A couple of interviews I’ve conducted for Reason in the past few weeks have been rattling around in my head,…
In brief Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey warned that U.S. dollar tokens could flood Britain in a crisis. The…
From Justice Gerald Lebovits (Manhattan trial court) in Tuesday’s Garlington v. Austin; defendant Burstiner goes by “they/them,” but plaintiff had…