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 The new powers would ban under-16s from social media, restrict infinite scroll and autoplay, and limit children’s access…
In brief Disney and Paramount have sent cease-and-desist letters to ByteDance over its Seedance 2.0 model, signaling a shift from…
On 10 February, Jesse Van Rootselaar (also known as Jesse Strang) killed eight people in the remote British Columbia mining…
In brief The creator of open-source AI agent platform OpenClawd said that he’s received acquisition offers from Meta and OpenAI.…
In brief Karin found herself “unbanked” amid a contentious divorce. She said crypto helped her establish financial independence. Her story…
In brief Developers merge BIP 360 into the Bitcoin’s GitHub improvement repository, advancing a post-quantum framework. Caltech President Thomas Rosenbaum…
Are the products you’re buying BPA-free? Nut-free? How about GMO-free? If the European Union (E.U.) has its way, we’ll soon…
I WANT FREE MINDS AND FREE MARKETS! Help Reason push back with more of the fact-based reporting we do best.…
On 15 February 1942, the largest surrender in British military history took place in Singapore. After eight days of desperate…
In some of the most beautiful and prosperous places in America, a curious paradox has taken hold: the people who…
from the anniversaries-past dept Five Years Ago As you probably know, we marked the 30th anniversary of Section 230 this…
In brief Mark Moran is using a meme coin to help boost his long-shot Senate bid. Moran said he’s trying…