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.
from the my-argument-is-so-good-I-have-to-pay-others-to-make-it dept Like most of the U.S., Western Massachusetts towns and cities have spent decades dealing with expensive,…
The criminal prosecution against Kilmar Abrego Garcia—the Salvadoran national whose story became a flashpoint last year in the immigration debate—must…
In brief Predictors on Myriad favor a “dump” as ETH’s next price move, favoring a dip to $1,500 more than…
In the first round of the Republican U.S. Senate primary in Texas on March 3, John Cornyn, the incumbent, prevailed…
In brief DeepSeek made its 75% V4-Pro discount permanent on May 22, locking in output at $0.87 per million tokens.…
Anti-tech extremists are beginning to worry federal law enforcement authorities. Wired obtained “more than 1,000 pages of unpublished reports from the…
In brief Cash App has introduced fee-free USDC stablecoin transactions across Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, and Arbitrum. Unlike Venmo, Cash App…
from the a-well-ranked-idea dept Even if you don’t live in California you’ve probably heard about the California primary coming up…
To read some of the press coverage, one would think the biggest winner of yesterday’s Texas Republican primary runoff is…
In brief The OpenAI Foundation committed an initial $250 million to grants, partnerships, and direct work aimed at supporting the…
from the holy-fuck dept There are many (negative) things this Trump administration is known for. It’s a long list and…
On Tuesday, Maryland Democratic Gov. Wes Moore signed over 270 bills into law. With public scrutiny focused on bills related…