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.
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept If you’re looking for a career in cloud computing, there’s no better place to start than…
A tragic case in Texas has given me an opportunity to rethink the relationship between surrogacy contracts, abortion, and peonage.…
In brief Google launched Gemini 3.7 Flash on Thursday, a low-cost coding-and-agents model now generally available. OpenAI previewed GPT-5.6 Sol…
from the what-free-speech? dept It still amazes me that there are people out there who think that Donald Trump is…
In 2021, the Texas Legislature enacted a law regulating mail-in ballots. But over the past five years, there has been…
In 2021, the Texas Legislature enacted a law regulating mail-in ballots. But over the past five years, there has been…
In brief The Blockchain Association filed an amicus brief supporting Custodia Bank’s petition for Supreme Court review. Custodia is challenging…
Trump Media & Technology Group—the company owned by President Donald Trump that operates Truth Social—is facing a lawsuit alleging that…
In brief Coinbase, Block, BitGo and 40-plus firms put their names to an open letter demanding frontier labs open trusted-access…
from the rogue-corporation dept The easiest way to tell that Flock Safety doesn’t really care that its massive network of…
Since March, America has been running an accidental experiment and glimpsing what the country might look like without one of…
In brief From October 1 it becomes an unlawful practice in Hawaii to operate a kiosk that accepts U.S. currency…