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 Tether Investments announced proposals for a triple merger between Twenty-One Capital, Strike, and Elektron Energy to create an…
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court decided Callais. The last paragraph of the opinion stated: The judgment of the District Court is…
A review of Dangerous, Dirty, Violent & Young: A Fugitive Family in the Revolutionary Underground by Zayd Ayers Dohrn; 352…
In brief Polymarket has picked blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis to monitor trading activity and enforce market integrity rules. The partnership…
from the silent-treatment dept Over a decade ago, Microsoft was getting set to release its new Xbox One console. In…
In brief Crypto ranks as the most muted topic on X. Politics and the Iran conflict follow. Data points to…
4/30/1789: President Washington’s inauguration. He would appoint eleven members to the Supreme Court: Chief Justices Jay, Rutledge, and Ellsworth, and…
In brief North Korea stole 76% of all crypto hack value so far in 2026 with just two April attacks…
Let’s talk about something silly, but quite revealing: Would you press the red button or the blue button? A version…
In brief The U.S. Senate unanimously passed S. Res. 708, banning senators from trading on prediction markets. Republican Senator Bernie…
Earlier this week, the People’s Republic of China blocked Meta from acquiring Manus, an AI startup that developed an advanced…
In brief OpenAI introduced an opt-in Advanced Account Security setting for ChatGPT. The feature requires passkeys or security keys and…