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 Polymarket trader walked away with $252,000 in profit after the UFC incorrectly identified a fight’s winner for…
from the pour-one-out-for-230 dept We’ve been warning for a while now that Section 230 is dying by a thousand legal…
Tariffs implemented last year by President Donald Trump’s administration are entirely to blame for the recent surge in prices for…
In brief Kraken is being extorted for an undisclosed sum by criminals that have access to customer data. The firm’s…
From the Standing Order in civil cases issued by Judge Ana Reyes (D.D.C.) The Court is mindful of the raging…
In brief Crypto funds attracted $1.1 billion in weekly inflows last week, the highest in three months. Bitcoin dominated flows…
from the can’t-pretend-rights-just-don’t-exist dept More of the same for the Trump administration — one that seems incapable of achieving its…
From Chief Judge James Boasberg (D.D.C.) today in John “Farshid Do” v. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: Plaintiff is a naturalized…
In brief A vulnerability on Hyperbridge led to the loss of around $237,000 of bridged Polkadot (DOT) on Ethereum. A…
Swalwell ends gubernatorial bid. On Sunday, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D–Calif.) ended his campaign to be governor of California after a…
In brief BitMine Immersion Technologies bought 71,524 ETH last week, valued around $157 million. The firm now holds more than…
I posted this morning about Doe v. OpenAI, the interesting and important lawsuit that alleges that “[d]riven by a ChatGPT-fueled…