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 Reabold Resources is “exploring the potential” to use its new gas field site to power a Bitcoin mining…
from the a-very-bad-bet dept Earlier this month, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that “Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has proven to…
The hugely popular, politically eclectic podcaster Joe Rogan, who endorsed Donald Trump in the 2024 election, says he recently sent…
In brief Prediction markets show low confidence in a near-term recovery in the oil markets. Despite a ceasefire, shipping disruptions…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept The Complete Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and ESP32 Bundle has 14 courses covering what you need to…
Over at Executive Functions, Jack Goldsmith offers a sharp critique of the way that the New York Times presented and spun…
In brief Palantir posted a thread on Saturday summarizing ideas from The Technological Republic, a 2025 book by CEO Alex…
from the not-today,-second-rate-satan dept Despite a bunch of Republican lawmakers being extremely (and mostly performatively) upset that their communications were…
In recent weeks, a growing number of Democrats and progressives have called on federal officials to invoke the 25th Amendment…
In brief The NSA is deploying Claude Mythos Preview despite the Pentagon—which oversees the agency—designating Anthropic a supply-chain risk in…
from the look,-the-censorship-industrial-complext! dept For the better part of five years, we’ve been treated to an elaborate performance about the…
From Judge Kai Scott (E.D. Pa.) today in Bunce v. Visual Tech. Innovations, Inc.: … Plaintiff … sought reasonable travel…