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 because-i-got-section-230 dept The internet has been rightfully enjoying videos from the defamation trial against Afroman, a musician known…
From Justice Sotomayor’s dissent from the denial of certiorari today in Villarreal v. Alaniz, which strikes me as quite persuasive:To…
A federal judge ruled on Friday that the Pentagon’s media access policy violated the Constitution, concluding in part that it…
In brief Sen. Elizabeth Warren urged Beast Industries to move cautiously as the firm created by MrBeast considers crypto for…
DHS Takes Out Its Funding Frustrations On Millions Of Americans By Sending ICE Agents To Do TSA Work
from the america:-never-greater dept With the partial shutdown still ongoing and no budget resolution in sight because the GOP is…
One year after it improperly arrested and deported a Salvadoran man, the Trump administration is in court trying to remove…
In brief A suspect was arrested in Spain for their alleged role in the kidnapping of Ledger co-founder David Balland…
from the stop-thinking-chatbot-replies-reveal-anything-about-chatbots dept Senator Bernie Sanders has a viral video making the rounds in which he “interviews” Anthropic’s Claude…
The article is here; the Introduction: Since Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel, the start of the subsequent war…
In brief H100 Group plans to acquire Norwegian companies Moonshot AS and Never Say Die AS to more than triple…
It’s not every day that I wish more U.S. tech platforms could be like 4chan. But the message board certainly…
In brief Adam Schiff and John Curtis plan to introduce a bipartisan bill banning sports-related prediction markets. The proposal targets…