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 Tim Scott said a compromise on stablecoin yield—key to the stalled crypto market structure bill—could emerge by the…
from the seems-bad dept This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. The Trump administration is loosening restrictions on…
When President Donald Trump implemented his Liberation Day tariffs last spring, the president’s senior adviser, Peter Navarro, suggested that these…
In brief DLSS 5 introduces full neural rendering, shifting from performance enhancement to AI-driven image generation layered over game assets.…
A federal jury in Fort Worth, Texas, convicted eight protestors on charges ranging from rioting to attempted murder after a…
In brief Bitrefill was hit by a March 1 cyberattack that escalated from a compromised laptop to database and wallet…
from the not-so-opposed dept There’s a notion that pops up in the comments here on Techdirt that Mike and our…
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week’s newsletter includes stories on: The Trump administration’s new…
In brief The CFTC’s Market Participants Division issued no-action relief to Phantom Technologies, letting it connect users to regulated futures…
I do a lot of legal history research in my academic work, often studying late 18th Century legal understandings and…
In brief Senator Warren sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanding answers over Grok’s Pentagon access Security agencies…
Can a “schoolyard dispute” warrant federal court intervention? Do first-graders have First Amendment rights? The U.S. Court of Appeals for…