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.
A new Florida law, which will broaden the state’s terrorism laws, has civil liberties groups worried about the future of…
In brief Cloudflare aims to make its platform fully post-quantum secure by 2029. New quantum research is compressing security timelines…
from the lowered-standards dept After RFK Jr. found himself getting a rebuke from the court system over his ACIP reorganization…
Eighteen months ago Shaley Knickerbocker was living in small-town Kansas—Baldwin City, population about 5,000—when she sent her kids out to…
In brief OpenAI published its “Child Safety Blueprint” addressing AI-enabled child sexual exploitation. The framework focuses on legal reforms, stronger…
The United States has filed a Response to the District of Columbia’s Petition for Rehearing En Banc in Benson v.…
In brief Bernstein says quantum computing poses a challenge to Bitcoin but represents a manageable long-term upgrade cycle. Blockstream CEO…
The wife of a United States Army staff sergeant was released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody yesterday, but…
In March 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) issued its report finding glyphosate—the active ingredient in the…
In brief Anthropic confirmed Claude Mythos yesterday—an AI so capable in cybersecurity it found zero-days in every major OS and…
Jane Bambauer and I analyze the Supreme Court’s new Chiles v. Salazar decision, which struck down (by an 8-1 vote)…
In brief The U.S. Treasury proposed a rule detailing how stablecoin issuers must build anti-money laundering and sanctions programs under…