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 Judge Kelley Hodge (E.D. Pa.) Friday in Duncan v. Lett (see also this February post that discusses a related…
In brief Chloé Bakalar, OpenAI’s AI ethics lead, left the company last month without a public announcement, the Financial Times…
The plan for Ohio: Rep. Max Miller (R–Ohio) is a former White House aide with the Trump administration who is running…
In brief Luke Dashjr has been removed as a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal editor and no longer holds editor or admin…
A short excerpt from the long opinion Friday by Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff (E.D. Va.) in Apelbaum v. Bloom: Plaintiffs…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not…
from the disruption…by-assholes dept There have been rumblings for a while that America’s richest and most annoying white supremacist, Elon…
From Doe v. Simons, decided July 29 by Judge Nicholas Ranjan (W.D. Pa.): Plaintiff John Doe has moved to proceed…
In brief North Korea stole at least $2.8 billion in crypto between January 2024 and September 2025 and increasingly launders…
8/11/1942: General John DeWitt, Commander of Western Defense Command, issues exclusion order. The Supreme Court held this order was constitutional…
In brief Coinbase is launching futures, perpetuals and options for professional investors in the UK, with more than 170 contracts…
In brief The Crypto and Digital Assets APPG has written to the chief executives of all major UK banks asking…