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.
On Monday, an attorney and former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) instructor, Ryan Schwank, testified before Congress that the agency’s…
In brief Treasury sanctions alleged Sergey Sergeyevich Zelenyuk and Operation Zero operated as a Russian exploit broker network. According to…
from the lazy-Americans-stereotype-exists-for-a-reason dept There’s not a single conservative left in the GOP. The ideals that were formerly considered “conservative”…
As Noah Petersen saw it, he was exercising his freedom of speech when he criticized the Newton, Iowa, police department…
In brief Coinbase linked Yahoo Finance tickers directly to its exchange, enabling trading of crypto assets or tokenized stocks. Kraken…
An Illinois county court ruled the city of Chicago is liable for $163 million in vehicle fines that it illegally…
Harvard professor Harvey Mansfield’s 1978 book The Spirit of Liberalism is a penetrating defence of liberal principles by a conservative political…
In brief OpenAI argues that SWE-bench Verified no longer reflects real coding ability because the benchmark is allegedly contaminated. It…
from the gargantuan-ego dept We’ve explained in detail how Larry Ellison is trying to scuttle Netflix’s planned merger with Warner…
I am pleased to post the final version of my new article Data Scanning and the Fourth Amendment, just out…
In brief Crypto.com has donated $35 million over the past year to the pro-Trump super PAC, MAGA Inc. Weeks after…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept Opusonix is the workflow-first platform built for music producers and engineers who are tired of endless…