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.
A short excerpt from from today’s long opinion by Judge John Tigar (N.D. Cal.) in Stanford Univ. v. Yuzhen; I…
In brief Tether’s USAT stablecoin has launched on the Celo blockchain, its first expansion beyond Ethereum. Google Cloud provides infrastructure…
from the hypocrisy-as-a-service dept On January 10th, 2025, Mark Zuckerberg sat down with Joe Rogan and put on quite a…
Today the Fifth Circuit denied my Crime Victims’ Rights Act (CVRA) challenges to the Justice Department’s 2021 deferred prosecution agreement…
In brief Standard Chartered says stablecoin velocity has doubled over two years, with coins now turning over six times per…
from the balaclava-is-just-another-word-for-‘accountability-deflector’ dept Before we get to the lie exposed here, let me just offer a correction of my…
On the eve of the birthright citizenship case, it is useful to think back to last year. The Trump Administration…
In brief Benchmark analysts assigned a $16 price target to Securitize, expressing bullishness on the firm’s ability to establish a…
Justice Gorsuch’s opinion for a nearly unanimous Court today in Chiles v. Salazar (only Justice Jackson dissented) struck down Colorado’s…
In brief Bitcoin treasury firm Nakamoto (NAKA) sold around $20 million in BTC. The firm still holds 5,342 Bitcoin, but…
The permanent U.S. presence in the Middle East started in the oil-rich Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf. Immediately after…
In brief Uniblock has raised $5.2 million in new funding, bringing total capital to $7.5 million, with investors including SBI,…