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.
The Sedition Act of 1798 famously expired on March 3, 1801, and purported to punish false and malicious statements about the Federalist President John…
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In The Outer Worlds 2, everything goes back to antitrust. Like the first game in the series, this first-person shooter is…
In brief Spot Bitcoin ETFs outflows marked their third straight day of redemptions on February 19. Total outflows over the…
In brief Federal prosecutors have charged three former Google engineers with trade secret theft and obstruction. The defendants face up…
Christopher Anderson, a former county clerk in Elkhart County, Indiana, pleaded guilty to official misconduct, and former deputy clerk Carol…
In brief Vending-Bench Arena tested AI agents running competing vending machine businesses. Top models increased profits through price-fixing, collusion, and…
In brief Base is an Ethereum layer-2 network launched by crypto exchange Coinbase. The exchange wants Base to onboard “billions…
Is U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito planning to retire when the Court’s current term wraps up this summer? A…
In brief Tokenized real-world assets grew 8.7% to $24.8 billion over the past month, even as the broader crypto market…
An excerpt from Magistrate Judge Patricia Dodge’s long Report and Recommendation last week in Deltondo v. School Dist. of Pittsburgh…
In brief Caitlin Long says Trump-linked crypto activity has made passing the Clarity Act harder. She says the bill’s chances…