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 Rep. Sheri Biggs (R-SC) disclosed on Friday that she purchased up to $250,000 worth of BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept The Python Crash Course is a guide on how to get started in Python, why you…
Last year, Yale University President Maurie McInnis formed a committee of Yale faculty members to “undertake a project of thorough…
In brief Elizabeth Warren accused Paul Atkins of potentially misleading Congress about the SEC’s falling enforcement activity. New data showed…
from the i’d-throw-my-computer-in-a-lake dept We’ve been covering Brendan Carr’s censorial ambitions for a long time now. When Trump first picked…
The best sign of a U.S.-Iranian compromise is both sides insisting that they aren’t giving anything up. On Friday morning,…
In brief Researchers show Anthropic-style exploits can be reproduced with public AI, report claims. Study suggests vulnerability discovery is already…
When the Trump administration tore up a trade agreement that allowed fresh tomatoes to be imported from Mexico without tariffs,…
In brief Blockchain data shows the U.S. government transferred more than $600,000 worth of Bitcoin connected to the 2016 Bitfinex…
from the his-own-people-are-still-the-worst dept Just to be clear, when I refer to “Trump” in terms of his administration, I’m referring…
The Firearm Revolution: From Renaissance Italy to the European Empires, by Catherine Fletcher, Princeton University Press, 352 pages, $35 The…
In brief Dogecoin Cash Inc. proposed a framework where one billion tokens would equal one gram of physical gold. The…