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 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…
The article is here; the Introduction: Since Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel, the start of the subsequent war…
In brief H100 Group plans to acquire Norwegian companies Moonshot AS and Never Say Die AS to more than triple…
It’s not every day that I wish more U.S. tech platforms could be like 4chan. But the message board certainly…
In brief Adam Schiff and John Curtis plan to introduce a bipartisan bill banning sports-related prediction markets. The proposal targets…
Four were state appellate courts and two were district courts. Four involved filings by lawyers, and two by self-represented litigants.…
In brief Bitcoin surged to highs above $71,000 Monday morning. The cryptocurrency’s price rise came after U.S. President Donald Trump…
From Silva-Steele v. Enghouse, decided Thursday by the N.M. Court of Appeals, Judge Jennifer Attrep, joined by Judges Megan Duffy…
In brief Last week’s drop in Bitcoin’s price coincides with crypto ETF outflows spiking to $177 million. Bitcoin is up…
from the enshittification-as-a-service dept Back in early 2024, Amazon announced that Prime Video customers (who already pay $140 per year)…
From Hara v. Netflix, Inc., correctly decided by the California Court of Appeal (Justice Lamar Baker, joined by Justice Brian…