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 Chrome 148 removed the phrase “without sending your data to Google servers” from the on-device AI settings description…
The first-of-its-kind, state-run immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades may soon be closed, a federal official told The New…
A Review of The Last Straight Woman: On Desiring Men by Phoebe Maltz Bovy, 288 pages, Penguin Random House (May…
In brief Coinbase posted a $394 million Q1 net loss, marking its second consecutive quarterly loss. Net revenue fell 31%…
from the ctrl-alt-speech dept Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and…
NA Today, the US Court of International Trade issued an important ruling striking down Donald Trump’s massive Section 122 tariffs,…
In brief Solv Protocol is migrating more than $700 million in tokenized Bitcoin infrastructure from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP. The…
President Donald Trump’s tariffs have been ruled illegal—again. A three-judge panel at the U.S Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled…
In brief Donald Trump Jr. said the Trump family has not abandoned World Liberty Financial, dispelling online rumors. Co-founder Zach…
Property once owned by Marilyn Monroe in Los Angeles. (Pacific Legal Foundation/Latham & Watkins) In Milstein v. City of…
In brief Ethereum treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies may start slowing its ETH purchases. Of the potential slowdown, the firm’s…
from the security-theater dept Utah has a long track record of short-sighted internet policymaking, but the latest example really does…