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 and-you-should-too dept I support the protests. I want to say this out loud. I support them. If you support the…
A decade into his capture of our political attention spans, there is no longer anything new that can be said…
In brief Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum should be able to keep operating even if its core developers step back. He…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept The 2026 Canva Bundle has six courses to help you learn about graphic design. From logo…
What kind of year was 2025 for free speech? In this special year-in-review episode of Free Speech Unmuted, my cohost…
In brief Eric Adams, New York City’s former mayor, backed a cryptocurrency The token, called NYC Token, was billed as…
from the rule-of-law-party-at-it-again dept ICE killed a US citizen in broad daylight for the apparent crime of not being sufficiently…
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who made Iran an Islamic republic in 1979, famously said that revolution was “not about the price…
In brief Apple and Google announced a multi-year deal to base Apple’s future Foundation Models on Google’s Gemini AI. The…
from the the-abuser’s-lament dept The murder of Renee Nicole Good by ICE officer Jonathan Ross has certainly created quite the…
This is my seventh and final blog post addressing the fact that no president from 1881 to 2009 has acquiesced…
In brief Tennessee ordered Polymarket, Kalshi, and Crypto.com to shut down sports prediction markets and refund wagers. The companies have…