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 show-time dept RFK Jr. has a lot on his plate at the moment as the head of HHS.…
By themselves, license plates, which debuted in the United States at the turn of the 20th century, are pretty low-tech.…
Paul Skalnik’s resume was long. At different times throughout his life, he was a Southwest Airlines executive, a high-powered attorney,…
Arrests in Georgia for the misuse of Flock Safety’s surveillance system by public officers continued to rise this week, climbing to…
From today’s opinion in Whateley v. Lackey, written by Fourth Circuit Judge Pamela Harris and joined by Judges Agee and…
from the openness-wins dept On a laptop screen in a dimly lit tent near the Donetsk front, a Ukrainian drone…
From today’s decision by Judge Trevor McFadden (D.D.C.) in Soffer v. George Washington Univ.: Two former George Washington University (“GWU”)…
In brief The FCC added foreign-made advanced robots and connected power inverters to its banned list. The agency’s definition of…
Last month, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department is “not moving forward with” the $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization…
In brief Google removed an AI image-generation feature from Google Earth on July 31, just a day after its July…
from the ctrl-alt-speech dept Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and…
New York is attempting to squeeze $36 billion from the prediction market Kalshi for operating in the state without cutting…