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 Bitdeer has become the largest publicly traded Bitcoin miner by self-mining hash rate. The company reported mining 668…
from the kavanaugh-stop dept “If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U. S. citizen or otherwise…
In HAC v. ER, decided in August by the Michigan Court of Appeals (Judges Sima Patel, Michael Riordan, and Brock…
In brief Strategy notched its fourth-largest Bitcoin purchase of the year. The funds largely came from variable rate preferred shares.…
from the “pathetic,”-said-eeyore dept The right wing extremist takeover of CBS continues to go just about how you thought it…
An excerpt from Maarten Boudry (Persuasion): My doubts [about the value of focusing on logical fallacies] began when I was…
In brief Shares in Gemini (GEMI) are down more than 14% after the firm noted it is parting with three…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shut down over the weekend, with lawmakers demanding reforms to the way it has…
In brief From January 2028, taxation in the Netherlands will be applied to actual annual returns, including unrealized crypto gains,…
from the who-could-have-seen-this-coming? dept We’ve been covering Australia’s monumentally stupid social media ban for kids under 16 since before it…
Hello and welcome to another edition of Free Agent! Do whatever it takes to get across the finish line today,…
In brief BitMine bought 45,759 Ethereum last week, bringing its total to 4.37 million ETH worth $8.68 billion. Chairman Tom…