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 A Connecticut man is facing up to 375 years in prison for allegedly gambling away crypto customers’ funds…
When Sen. Mark Kelly (D–Ariz.) reminded U.S. military personnel that they “can refuse illegal orders,” a federal judge in Washington,…
In brief Figure confirmed a data breach, saying that an employee was tricked in a social engineering attack. Stolen files…
A trial date has been set for President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC. On Thursday, Judge Roy…
In brief Bernstein analysts maintained a $440 price target for Coinbase. The exchange’s shares have tumbled nearly 50% in six…
Trump’s FTC Chairman Sends a Threatening Letter to Apple for Not Promoting Enough Conservative Media
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) campaign on Big Tech reached a new chapter on Thursday when FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson…
In brief Trump Media’s Truth Social Funds applied for two new crypto ETFs centered on Cronos, Ethereum, and Bitcoin. The…
from the betraying-trust-for-the-clicks dept A California police department is none too happy that its license plate reader records were accessed…
So Judge Beth Bloom (S.D. Fla.) decided in today’s O’Leary v. Armstrong, The defendant had earlier failed to defend himself,…
In brief U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the passing of the Clarity Act would bring a calm to the…
from the our-digital-history dept Last fall, I wrote about how the fear of AI was leading us to wall off…
As Steven Calabresi notes, this is the tenth anniversary of Justice Antonin Scalia’s death. The American Enterprise Institute hosted a…