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.
I previously blogged about a cert petition I helped to prepare regarding the scope of section 230 immunity. Last week,…
In brief Cloud platform Vercel has disclosed details of a security incident that compromised some customer credentials. The firm’s CEO…
5 years ago May 2021 “Without Roe [v. Wade], political battles over abortion will continue, but they will mainly involve state-by-state legislative…
In brief Coinbase is testing AI agents that integrate into Slack and email, functioning as virtual teammates providing high-level feedback…
A liberal is a man too broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel.~Robert Frost In his 1949 book The…
A judge in England sentenced John Hamilton, a former Northumbria police detective constable, to 18 months in prison for sending…
I vividly recall a meeting of our philosophy department a few years ago when a student representative—or perhaps a young…
There are scandals that expose corruption, and there are scandals that expose temperament. The Chomsky–Epstein affair belongs in the second…
I’ve been giving more thought to the Clean Power Plan leak. I keep coming back to the fact that this…
That’s the opening line from yesterday’s Oregon v. Kennedy, by Judge Mustafa Kasubhai (D. Or.) (the only federal judge I’ve…
In brief Aave users struggled to withdraw funds from Aave after attackers borrowed with stolen rsETH on the platform, spiking…
In late April and May, I will be doing multiple speaking engagements in Spain and Italy. Several of these events…