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 Alibaba’s Qwen 3.5 Omni brings true real-time omnimodal AI to the frontier race. Native audio-visual processing beats stitched…
Today marks 30 days since the U.S. bombed Iran, and there are still more questions than answers. What is the…
In brief The Ethereum Foundation staked more than $46 million worth of ETH on Monday. The move is the organization’s…
From today’s decision by Judge Jon Tigar (N.D. Cal.) in Roe v. City of S.F.: Plaintiffs are residents and businesses…
By now, many readers—even those who don’t know (or care) about Canadian politics—will have seen the excruciating video highlights from…
In brief The Blockchain Leadership Fund launched Monday with Anchorage Digital and Chainlink Labs as founding contributors. BLF is structured…
Mr. Bagnell, an attorney, has allegedly represented clients against Sig Sauer in cases involving the P320 pistol since June 2017….…
In brief Senator Richard Blumenthal asked the SEC whether allies of President Donald Trump in crypto received favorable treatment. His…
from the good-news-only-is-not-journalism dept This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Martha Gellhorn stowed…
A Tennessee grandmother blames AI facial recognition software for wrongfully putting her in jail for nearly half a year. It’s…
In brief U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced legislation on Monday to support Bitcoin miners. The…
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch discuss the recent verdicts against Meta and the growing legal and cultural…