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.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed a memorandum of understanding with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White on Thursday…
In brief Anthropic admitted its invisible LLM-development safeguards were “the wrong tradeoff” and will replace them with visible fallbacks to…
from the the-end-of-ten-blue-links dept Google didn’t invent full-text search of the Internet – that honor belongs to early pioneers such…
Ernest Hemingway once wrote that there are two ways to go bankrupt: “gradually and then suddenly.” For Social Security, the…
In brief Former xAI engineer Devin Kim has sued xAI and SpaceX, alleging he was fired after raising concerns about…
It’s hard to think of a better illustration of the dramatic changes that our President has wrought in the world…
In brief Two individuals believed to be senior members of AudiA6’s money laundering organization were arrested in the Republic of…
from the oh-cool-more-fascists dept If federal officers are going to murder another person, it will likely happen here. Newark, New…
Police arrested a man in Florida for attempted child abduction in a town he had never visited, and the only…
In brief The Bank Policy Institute and The Clearing House said stablecoin AML rules should cover activity after tokens leave…
Writer and philosopher Ayn Rand was often accused of inventing cartoonish villains. Rogues like Ellsworth Toohey in The Fountainhead would scheme…
In brief Canton Network creator Digital Asset secured $355 million in its latest funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. The…