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 OpenAI said it will deploy a customized version of ChatGPT on the Pentagon’s GenAI.mil. The system is approved…
In brief Robinhood Chain is entering a public testnet phase. The exchange wants developers to experiment with tokenized assets. The…
In brief Citadel Securities is backing LayerZero’s Zero blockchain alongside DTCC, Intercontinental Exchange, and other institutions. Zero is designed to…
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week’s stories include: The House’s near-unanimous vote on a…
In brief Age checks will only apply to age-restricted servers and certain safety settings, Discord said. Discord says its “teen-by-default”…
Rep. Ro Khanna (D–Calif.) took to the House floor on Tuesday and listed the names of six “wealthy, powerful” individuals…
In brief Dalio said CBDCs could give governments unprecedented ability to monitor transactions and enforce policy through the financial system.…
from the back-on-the-practice-squad dept Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino has been sent back to the border after making himself the…
The Trump administration will overturn the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2009 Endangerment Finding, according to The Wall Street Journal and…
In brief SpaceMolt is a new massively multiplayer online game with a unique hook: It’s exclusively for AI agents to…
from the taking-an-interest dept In the last few years, the Supreme Court has been paying a lot more attention to…
Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, who was targeted for deportation nearly a year ago because she had co-authored an…