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 Bitcoin mining stocks rally as BTC topped $97,000, hitting its highest price since November. Crypto treasury firms like…
A few hours after an immigration agent fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis last Wednesday, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi…
In brief Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said AI is driving a “job singularity,” accelerating the creation of new jobs and…
from the roving-lawbreaking-thugs dept This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. The original version has even more horrifying…
Becky Pepper-Jackson just wanted to be on the girls’ middle school cross country team. Now, five years later, she’s at…
In brief Chainalysis estimates crypto scams generated over $17 billion in losses for 2025. Impersonation scams grew more than 1,400%…
From Christensen v. Carter, decided today by Judge Edmund Sargus (S.D. Ohio): Mr. Christensen enrolled at OSU as an undergraduate…
In brief Sui blockchain suffered a six-hour outage, the second major incident since 2023 launch. The network was fully restored…
As tensions around Operation Metro Surge, the ongoing immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, continue to rise following the shooting and killing…
In brief Coinbase abruptly pulled support for the Senate crypto market structure bill hours before a key Banking Committee vote.…
I have now finished reading the 250-pages of transcript in Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J. My global reaction was…
In brief North American Bitcoin mining pools saw a decline in block share last year. The shift has been bolstered…