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 perhaps-he’s-on-team-measles dept Cases of measles in American continue to rise. As of June 5th of this year, the…
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi start this episode of Freed Up with how Democrats plan to stand by Graham Platner in Maine…
In brief Mastercard launched Agent Pay for Machines, a platform for autonomous AI-driven payments. The company said the service supports…
I’m delighted to pass along this item from Prof. Broyde, who teaches legal ethics at Emory and who has written…
In brief Bitcoin moved closer to its realized price, or the average cost basis, for market participants last week as…
On Tuesday evening, the House of Representatives passed the Faster Labor Contracts Act (FLCA) in a 230–193 vote, with 20…
In brief Botanix disclosed plans to wind down its Bitcoin-based layer-2 network, asking users to withdraw funds. The project said…
From State ex rel. Yost v. Google, LLC, decided Monday by the Ohio Court of Appeals (Judge Andrew J. King,…
In brief Claude Fable 5 burns through subscription limits roughly twice as fast as Opus 4.8—one test drained a $100…
from the that’s-not-how-any-of-this-works dept California lawmakers are again considering A.B. 412, a bill that would require AI developers to identify and disclose copyrighted…
Gordon Wood was a towering scholar in every way. He was the best historian of the American Revolution and of…
In brief Google released DiffusionGemma, a free open-weight model that generates entire 256-token blocks simultaneously via text diffusion—hitting over 1,000…