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 Independence Day, several protesters were arrested following a demonstration that turned violent outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE)…
In brief Story Protocol is pivoting from its permissionless intellectual property network in favor of a new opportunity in AI…
Kbiros | Dreamstime.com I am one of the few people who believe the Supreme Court was very right in its…
In brief Hackers exploited a compromised third-party vendor to steal about $3 million from a handful of Polymarket users. Polymarket…
There’s no question that the debacle surrounding President Donald Trump’s rehabbing of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool doesn’t rise to…
In brief Anthropic alleged that Alibaba-affiliated operators carried out the largest known AI model distillation campaign against Claude. The company…
from the breaking-people,-blowing-money dept One of ICE’s largest detention centers is conveniently located only miles from the US border in…
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of the manufacturer of the popular weed killer Roundup, blocking tens of…
In brief SBI Holdings is buying Tokyo crypto exchange Bitbank for about $289 million, making it a wholly owned subsidiary.…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept flowkey is a fun, interactive piano learning platform that helps anyone go from absolute beginner to…
Last week, nearly every elite men’s tennis player skipped one of London’s marquee tournaments. Only one of the world’s top…
In brief Base was down for more than two hours on Thursday after an issue arose that halted block production.…