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.
from the uncommon-precedent dept The Supreme Court released a few decisions this week. All of them are important for the…
The Supreme Court heard argument yesterday in Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corporation, a pair of consolidated cases asking whether the New Jersey Transit Corporation…
In brief Chainalysis estimates that Iran’s crypto ecosystem reached about $7.78 billion in 2025, growing faster than the year prior.…
“The middle class is shrinking” might be the assertion of the decade. Progressives and populists alike use it to justify…
In brief Baidu’s new ERNIE 5.0 earned a spot among the best global AI models, beating GPT-5.1 on LMArena and…
from the bunch-of-hateful-fucks dept Ever since Trump took office and turned over immigration enforcement to someone who killed pets more…
From an order today by Magistrate Judge Philip Lammens in Loomer v. Maher (M.D. Fla.) (the underlying case is a…
In brief Coinbase’s last-minute pullback forced the Senate to delay a key vote on its crypto market structure bill. The…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept Microsoft Office 2021 Professional is the perfect choice for any professional who needs to handle data…
Last week in Minneapolis, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Jonathan Ross shot and killed Renee Good, who had…
In brief Ninjas in Pyjamas parent company NIP Group mined over $14 million worth of Bitcoin in the first three…
from the fighting-csam-is-censorship? dept So let me get this straight. The United States government spent years championing a ban on…