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 Kalshi sued Minnesota to block the state’s new law making prediction markets operations a felony. The lawsuit aligns…
With the backlash to wokeness in full swing, it was probably inevitable that some political figures would come to regret…
In brief Anthropic said it expects to bring its Claude Mythos AI model to customers “in the coming weeks” after…
from the at-least-someone-is-doing-something dept Thirty-five (thirty-five!) former federal judges are asking a current federal judge to reopen the case where…
Bloomberg Law confirmed what we already knew: Judge Betsy is Judge Ross (you see what I did there). Eleanor Ross…
In brief A Google employee was charged over alleged Polymarket trades using private data. The CFTC also filed a civil…
from the miserable-spray-tanned-fuckwit dept Poll everyone you can. Even the most MAGA never dreamed up this scenario. There’s no single-issue…
After a woman gave birth in a New York City courtroom earlier this month, New York lawmakers are pushing for…
In brief Standard Chartered highlighted a stark disparity between Ethereum’s current price and its growing network activity. Despite Ethereum underperforming…
“Our seniors should not pay property taxes,” says Rep. Nancy Mace (R–S.C.). Normally, I’d advise against paying much attention to…
In brief Odds of Bitcoin falling below $70,000 before the end of May have risen on Polymarket and Myriad. Nevertheless,…
In this post, I shall continue down the free speech as autonomy-enhancing path, contending that engagement in freedom of expression…