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.
“Border czar” Tom Homan. (Holden Smith/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom) Earlier today, Trump “border czar” Tom Homan announced that Operation Metro Surge – the…
In brief The CFTC added senior executives from crypto, finance, and trading firms to its Innovation Advisory Committee. While the…
From La Union del Pueblo Entero v. Abbott, decided today by Judge Edith Jones, joined by Judge Kurt Engelhardt and…
In brief Recruitment payments tied to labor trafficking typically range between $1,000 and $10,000. Prostitution and escort networks are turning…
from the ctrl-alt-speech dept Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and…
An excerpt from Judge Richard Leon’s long (and exclamation-point-filled) opinion today in Kelly v. Hegseth (D.D.C.):United States Senator Mark Kelly,…
In brief Microsoft found that companies are embedding hidden memory manipulation commands in AI summary buttons to influence chatbot recommendations,…
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi are exhausted by the never-ending obsession with Jeffrey Epstein—but here they are again on Freed…
In brief An AI agent’s performance optimization pull request was closed because the project limits contributions to humans only. The…
from the 230-is-free-speech dept For thirty years, internet users have benefited from a key federal law that allows everyone to…
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Louisiana v. Callais back on October 15. At the time, there was a…
With free legal support from an attorney at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, WKBN recently obtained police…