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.
from the nintendon’t dept We all should know by now that Nintendo is incredibly protective of its IP. When it…
“Below the threshold”: At a Pentagon briefing yesterday following Iran’s attacks on the United Arab Emirates, the chairman of the…
The claim that Jews are imperialist “colonisers” isn’t new. It emerged from the Victorian-era antisemitism of an influential English journalist…
In brief Richard Dawkins says conversations with Anthropic’s Claude chatbot made him question whether AI could be conscious. Dawkins exchanged…
On October 25, 2023, 18 people were killed in a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. The killer’s declining mental health…
In brief Ondo Finance worked with JPMorgan’s Kinexys, Mastercard, and Ripple to execute the first cross-border, cross-bank redemption of tokenized…
While governments around the world have imposed speech restrictions to fight misinformation and hate speech, they also have attempted to…
In brief Sandisk shares have surged 3,314% in the past year, from $32.11 to over $1,096, powered by a global…
[This post is excerpted from the new book, National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America (Avid Reader Press/Simon…
Playing Gad Gad Saad’s new book tackles an interesting topic. Unfortunately, the author’s narcissistic ramblings make it almost impossible to…
In brief Quantum computers capable of breaking blockchain cryptography could arrive as soon as 2030, Project Eleven wrote in a…
from the MAGA-just-means-hating-American dept The content of their character was never up for consideration. Under Donald Trump, the only thing…