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 2015 to 2021, more than 28 billion pounds (about $37.5 billion) was given to terrorists and hostile states by…
In February 2022, Tyler Cowen made a prediction that sounded premature to many people: wokeism had peaked. At the time,…
In brief Three crypto exchanges cancelled campaigns that sought to provide access to the SpaceX IPO. The firms cited tokenized…
From the long (20K-word) decision of the Washington Supreme Court Thursday in In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceeding Against Feyissa,…
In brief Moonshot AI has launched Kimi Work, a desktop AI agent for macOS and Windows that reads local files,…
from the ctrl-alt-speech dept Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and…
From a Justice Department press release Wednesday: “… In the dead of night, masked and hooded defendants allegedly threw noxious…
In brief President Trump’s upcoming UFC event will provide crypto firms with an unprecedented opportunity for corporate branding. Polymarket is…
This story keeps getting weirder. @Jimmy_Esq flags the fact that Judge Ross writes like a toddler. The problem is worse.…
In brief Researchers found AI agents powered by GPT-5 and Gemini could not resist prompt injection attacks. Direct attacks succeeded…
from the performative-fixes dept Michigan lawmakers are pushing legislation that wouldn’t just ban the sales of Chinese-made cars in the…
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, extended his lead by becoming the first trillionaire in world history. Many progressives have…