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.
Phones and young people and baby making: Online interaction is “lacking in some essential emotional nutrient that human beings evolved…
Last week, Texas’ 15th Court of Appeals dismissed a case brought by two women who’ve been denied social workers licenses…
In brief South Korean police have booked Bithumb CEO Lee Jae-won as a bribery suspect over allegedly hiring a legislator’s…
NA Today, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit imposed a stay blocking enforcement of the Court of…
In brief The 2026 World Cup is projected to generate up to $10 billion in consumer sports betting and prediction…
from the fingers-and-no-thumbs dept It appears Bill Cassidy is going to make every effort to ignore his own culpability for…
A European religious freedom group is slamming the prosecution of OneTaste founder Nicole Daedone and former executive Rachel Cherwitz. The…
In brief With the help of crypto rails, international retail investors have a variety of ways to bypass Wall Street…
President Donald Trump and his allies rightly condemn the Biden administration’s censorial meddling with social media, which sought to suppress…
In brief Nakamoto, Inc. said it sold about $48 million worth of Bitcoin and derivatives positions to help eliminate debt.…
A federal jury in Iowa awarded $105,000 to a former college student late last week after officers wrongfully arrested him…
In brief Microsoft President Brad Smith published a 3,000-word essay calling graduates’ AI backlash a “powerful wake-up call” for the…