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 Sheets v. Lipker, decided Monday by Judge John Badalamenti (M.D. Fla.): This case is about words—specifically, a four-letter expletive…
After threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act to put down sometime-violent protests in Minneapolis with military force, President Donald Trump…
In brief Crypto.com has launched OG, a standalone prediction markets platform offering CFTC-regulated sports event contracts and margin trading capabilities.…
A former employee of the U.S. House of Representatives was arrested and indicted in federal court for stealing government-issued cellphones…
In brief Standard Chartered has cut its end-2026 Solana price target to $250 from $310. The bank raised its long-term…
In brief Monero and Zcash were the top losers in the top 100 by market cap, both down about 8%…
In brief Rui-Siang Lin operated Incognito Market, facilitating over $105 million in crypto-based narcotics sales across 640,000 transactions from October…
In brief The Nevada Gaming Control Board has filed a complaint seeking to stop Coinbase from offering event contracts on…
Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, two journalists who covered a protest that disrupted services at a St. Paul church on…
In brief Esports organization Team Liquid has migrated 250TB of its content library to decentralized data layer Walrus. The “critical…
from the kashing-in dept Kash Patel, FBI Director, is not very good at his job. There are plenty of examples…
In brief Bitcoin is holding above the $74,000 level, but analysts say momentum remains fragile and downside risks persist. QCP…