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.
For 30 years, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has protected online speech, shielding platforms from liability for content…
In brief Bitcoin topped $71,000 Friday morning following the U.S. Treasury Secretary’s outlining of possible responses to soaring oil prices.…
Collateral Damage, a new podcast at The Intercept hosted by criminal justice reporter Radley Balko, examines “the half-century-long war on drugs, its…
In brief Sentiment in the crypto market has flipped back to “extreme fear” as Bitcoin falls. The top crypto asset…
In brief Coin mixers obscure the source and destination of crypto transactions. Privacy advocates call coin mixers a necessary tool…
Police Scotland refused to release crime data requested by the Scottish Daily Express through a Freedom of Information request. The…
In brief MLB named Polymarket its official prediction market partner, with exclusive access to branding and data, centered around a…
In brief Australian scientists built the first working quantum battery prototype. Quantum batteries charge faster as they scale, defying classical…
In brief The Bitcoin Policy Institute urged the Kentucky Senate to remove Section 33 of HB 380, calling it “technologically…
You’re probably tired of hearing about the U.S. government’s looming debt crisis, because it’s a continuing backdrop to political conversations…
In brief AWS plans to deploy about 1 million Nvidia GPUs through 2027. The buildout spans compute, networking, and systems…
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R–Okla.) might have been expecting to sail through the Senate and ultimately be confirmed as outgoing Secretary…