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.
Last year in a series of executive orders, President Donald Trump targeted numerous law firms that had represented Democrats. Several…
In brief Colombia’s Supreme Court rejected a cassation appeal after AI detectors flagged it as machine-generated. Lawyers ran the ruling…
An Iowa Pot User Serving 4 Years for Gun Possession Gets Another Chance To Challenge His Prosecution
Ali Hemani, the Texas cannabis consumer at the center of a Second Amendment case that the Supreme Court heard on…
In brief X’s product head, Nikita Bier, said creators posting undisclosed AI-generated war videos will lose access to the platform’s…
from the get-abolished,-you-bastards dept The administration has burnt the “presumption of regularity” to a crispness normally reserved for conquered bridges…
From today’s long decision in Stepp v. Lockhart, by Tenth Circuit Judge Scott Matheson, joined by Judges Gregory Phillips and…
In brief American Bitcoin, co-founded by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., is adding 11,298 new miners, boosting capacity by…
As Congress returns to session this week amid a new conflict in the Middle East, a crucial question hangs over…
In brief A local news report from South Korea points to a “private revenge” group which pays in crypto for…
from the hypocrites-r-us dept The State Department wants US diplomats to fight data localization around the world. The policy position…
A month ago, the police chief of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, held an extraordinary press conference where he accused federal immigration…
In brief OpenAI launched GPT-5.3 Instant, updating ChatGPT’s default model for smoother conversations. The model reduces unnecessary refusals and improves…