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 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…
In brief A German court ruled that Suno infringed copyrights by using music from GEMA’s catalog without a license. The…
From Lento Law Group PC v. Estrada, decided last week by Judge Mia Roberts Perez (E.D. Pa.): This case involves…
In brief AI agents can already recommend a product or plan a task, but most still can’t pay for one—the…
from the presumption-of-regularity-is-dead dept This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Across the country, federal judges are calling…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani held up a bunch of plantains at a press conference on Monday and promised that…
In brief Tether reported approximately $1.5 billion in net operating profit for Q2 2026. The company said its reserves exceeded…
from the yet-another-vindictive-prosecution dept Donald Trump swore he could turn the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool into something he could use…
Sen. Rand Paul’s (R–Ky.) proposed Expedited Access to Biosimilars Act was unanimously voted out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor,…
This post originally appeared in The Nuance, the Reporters Committee’s newsletter on legal and policy issues at the forefront of…
In brief OFAC sanctioned two Iranian firms behind a scheme requiring vessels to buy IRGC-approved “insurance” to transit the Strait…