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 Metaplanet reported a first-quarter loss of $725 million, a sharp widening compared to $31 million last year The…
As President Donald Trump arrives in China to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, American lawmakers are trying…
In brief Peter Jackson said he believes AI in filmmaking is no different from other visual effects tools. The “Lord…
from the nice-work-if-you-can-get-it dept In a ruling that will clearly be remembered as one of the worst in the history…
No porn. No sex ed. No queer content. That’s the promise of Radiant Mobile, a new cellphone network that launched…
In brief The U.K.’s central bank is treating stablecoins as “a new form of money” in the debate between tokenized…
An excerpt from a long Washington Court of Appeals decision approved yesterday for publication, Asbach v. Couto (Judge Bradley Maxa,…
In brief Nearly half of AI chatbot responses to health questions were rated “somewhat” or “highly” problematic in a BMJ…
Our fertility president: Self-declared “father of fertility” (ewwww) President Donald Trump announced new rules on Monday that would make it easier…
from the hollow-performative-populism dept Flimsy and corrupt authoritarian populism is dedicated to pretending that the oligarchs and autocrats really care…
If you wondered whether the populist surge of the last decade shows any signs of abating, the answer is a…
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