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 becoming-grater dept I certainly don’t expect the wider Techdirt readership to care all that much about NFL football…
From Chief Judge Sarah Morrison (S.D. Ohio) yesterday in Peace v. Carter: On the morning of April 25, 2024, protestors…
A few years ago in Connecticut, Mark and Carol Brault complained that state officials had strapped a camera to the…
from the land-of-make-believe dept Before she was hired by right wing billionaire Larry Ellison to turn CBS into a right…
This week, incoming Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger released a policy agenda for her administration that’s allegedly intended to deliver lower…
In brief Total crypto hack losses reached $2.72 billion in 2025, surpassing last year’s record despite subdued market conditions. The…
from the first-amendment-wins-for-now dept Over the summer, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority upended decades of traditional First Amendment standards to…
An excerpt from Arnstein v. Stein Saks, PLLC, decided last week by New York County trial court judge Judy Kim…
The 2020s, so far, have been one long and often painful lesson in what happens when policymakers tell economists to…
from the bull-in-America’s-china-shop dept America continues to be made great again. Or so says the collective of fascist buffoons currently…
If you or your kids have spent too much time scrolling short-form videos during your holiday breaks, don’t fret—you probably…
In brief Citadel and other TradFi giants are signaling they may sue to block crypto’s new regulatory wins, setting up…