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 Vanguard executive compared Bitcoin to a collectible toy, despite the firm recently opening trading for crypto ETFs.…
From Graham v. T.T., decided Nov. 26, by D.C. high court Justice Catharine Friend Easterly, joined by Justices Joshua Deahl…
In brief Tether made an all-cash offer to Exor for the 65.4% of total shares it holds in Italian soccer…
from the doesn’t-anyone-know-how-this-works? dept The mainstream media just failed a basic civics test so badly that you’d think their brains…
It’s Hovind v. Stoney (S.D. Ala.), filed Wednesday; an excerpt: Plaintiffs are self-represented, and I doubt the lawsuit is going…
The threats to press freedom that dominated headlines in 2025 demonstrated an important lesson about this fragile First Amendment right:…
In brief XRP will soon be usable on Solana, Ethereum, and other popular blockchains as wXRP. The wrapper is backed…
from the oath-honoring dept This week Representative Al Green (Texas) filed another set of impeachment articles against Trump. They didn’t…
A years-long scheme to defraud $1.5 billion from federally subsidized social services is fueling a wave of xenophobia against Minnesotans…
In brief Buzzy recently launched with a tool that analyzes viral videos and remixes user content for social platforms. The…
In brief A solo Bitcoin miner notched a Bitcoin block reward of 3.13 BTC, valued around $282,000, on Thursday. The…
from the noped-out-of-existence dept The government of India — especially under Prime Minister Narendra Modi — has never been shy…