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 Global asset manager and ETF issuer VanEck launched the first U.S. spot Avalanche (AVAX) ETF, VAVX. The fund…
From yesterday’s decision by Chief Magistrate Judge Raymond E. Patricco (D. Idaho) in Scofield v. Guillard; note that compensatory damages…
In brief New users briefly overwhelmed UpScrolled’s servers after pushing it into the top 10 free apps on Apple’s App…
From the opinion by Judges Bobby Shepherd and David Stras in Tincher v. Noem: The district court entered a preliminary…
In brief Australia is progressing digital-asset licensing laws that would require crypto custody and trading platforms to hold an Australian…
Staten Island was a curious place to grow up. Though it is one of the five boroughs of New York,…
In brief The EU has launched a probe into whether X properly assessed risks before deploying Grok’s AI features. The…
from the you’re-not-helping dept In my previous posts about the use of generative AI tools in the video game industry,…
From B.P. v. A.Z., decided last week by the California Court of Appeal, in an opinion by Justice Martin Buchanan,…
In brief Stablecoin supply fell by about $2.24 billion over the past 10 days, tracking Bitcoin’s slide from roughly $95,000…
From an Institute for Free Speech symposium on the 50th anniversary of Buckley, which I’ll be cross-posting over the next couple…
In brief Attackers have used a fake video call and a Zoom “audio fix” to deliver macOS malware. The method…