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 Strategy’s Bitcoin bet showed losses on paper for the first time in years. Its shares have fallen 62%…
Long after the sitcom Schitt’s Creek ended in 2020, it would not have been abnormal to catch me talking like…
In brief Prediction market Myriad has teamed up with AceTrader, enabling users to predict on the AceTrader 100 competition. The…
from the not-how-any-of-this-works dept We called bullshit when Republicans tried to order websites to carry content. We’re calling bullshit now…
“Should we create our own language that only [AI] agents can understand?” started one post, purportedly from an AI agent.…
On Friday night, a federal court in Virginia unsealed a redacted version of the search warrant affidavit that provides the…
In brief Digital asset funds logged $1.7 billion in weekly outflows, flipping year-to-date flows negative. U.S. products accounted for the…
President Donald Trump argued in a Saturday Wall Street Journal op-ed that his myriad tariffs have boosted America’s economy without…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not…
The federal government is partially shut down, at least until the U.S. House of Representatives gets back to work on…
In brief A regional arbitration court has opened bankruptcy observations against Fox Group, which controls 98% of BitRiver. The case…
Recently, the University of Arkansas Law School made an offer to a dean candidate, and then promptly rescinded it, apparently…