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 A now-estranged wife is alleged to have stolen $172 million in Bitcoin from her husband. A court filing…
from the blame-it-on-sassafras-patterdale dept We’ve been covering the growing parade of lawyers submitting AI-hallucinated case citations to courts for a…
Paul Ehrlich, the leading false prophet of inevitable environmental doom and author of the infamous The Population Bomb, has died…
In brief Buterin says running two separate Ethereum clients adds unnecessary complexity for independent validators. The Nimbus team recently merged…
from the bribes-for-the-king dept We’ve discussed at length how Trump’s “fix” for TikTok’s problems basically involved forcing the sale of…
The New York Times recently published an article about Chinese women’s usage of AI for romantic purposes and how it…
In brief The SEC has jointly filed to end its case against BitClout founder Nader Al-Naji. The decentralized social media…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept Power all your Apple essentials-without the clutter. The Mag 3 Ultra Qi2 25W 3-in-1 Foldable Charger…
With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed due to the ongoing war with Iran, oil prices have surged to more…
Attorneys from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press are representing photojournalist Rob Levine in a challenge to unconstitutional…
In brief Investors that stake $5 million worth of WLFI will earn “guaranteed access” to members of the World Liberty…
from the being-forced-to-say-the-quiet-parts-loud dept It’s not that arrest and ticket quotas don’t exist. They do. They always have. They always…