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 Cango reduced its cost to mine Bitcoin to $68,216 per coin in March 2026, down from $84,552 in…
from the this-is-why-we-can’t-have-nice-things dept There’s a meaningful push afoot to implement statewide “right to repair” laws that try to make it cheaper,…
From today’s order by Judges Karen LeCraft Henderson, Gregory Katsas, and Neomi Rao in Anthropic PBC v. U.S. Dep’t of…
In brief A newly proposed “Agentic Risk Standard” separates AI jobs into fee-only tasks protected by escrow and fund-handling tasks…
From yesterday’s opinion in McGillvary v. Rolling Stone, LLC, by Judges Richard Wesley, Richard Sullivan, and Steven Menashi: McGillvary alleges…
In brief Bitcoin Depot disclosed that hackers stole 50.9 BTC worth $3.665 million from company wallets in a March 23…
from the more-of-that-famous-prosecutorial-discretion dept Never underestimate the stupidity of law enforcement. When things could just be left alone and everything…
The United States and Iran claim to have achieved a ceasefire, but the firing hasn’t ceased. On Wednesday morning, a…
In brief Meta’s new Muse Spark marks a shift to closed, natively multimodal AI with agent-based reasoning. Meta reports strong…
I am very excited to announce the release of Peter Canellos’s new book on Justice Alito, titled “Revenge for the…
In brief Chainalysis projects adjusted stablecoin volume could reach $719 trillion by 2035 through organic growth alone. Volume could hit…
from the ah-yes,-the-ministry-of-truth dept Remember when the Biden administration set up something called the “Disinformation Governance Board” and the entire…