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 climbed above $71,000 today, offering bulls their first glimpse of relief since February’s collapse. At the same…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept Embedded systems are at the heart of modern innovation, powering everything from smart devices to automotive…
Louisville, Kentucky, Detective Joshua Jaynes lied when he applied for the March 2020 search warrant that resulted in Breonna Taylor’s…
In brief A $90K global contest is rewarding AI influencers. Human judges behind top virtual stars are now part of…
from the because-i-got-section-230 dept The internet has been rightfully enjoying videos from the defamation trial against Afroman, a musician known…
From Justice Sotomayor’s dissent from the denial of certiorari today in Villarreal v. Alaniz, which strikes me as quite persuasive:To…
A federal judge ruled on Friday that the Pentagon’s media access policy violated the Constitution, concluding in part that it…
In brief Sen. Elizabeth Warren urged Beast Industries to move cautiously as the firm created by MrBeast considers crypto for…
DHS Takes Out Its Funding Frustrations On Millions Of Americans By Sending ICE Agents To Do TSA Work
from the america:-never-greater dept With the partial shutdown still ongoing and no budget resolution in sight because the GOP is…
One year after it improperly arrested and deported a Salvadoran man, the Trump administration is in court trying to remove…
In brief A suspect was arrested in Spain for their alleged role in the kidnapping of Ledger co-founder David Balland…
from the stop-thinking-chatbot-replies-reveal-anything-about-chatbots dept Senator Bernie Sanders has a viral video making the rounds in which he “interviews” Anthropic’s Claude…