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 Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox unveiled a proposal for an upgrade designed to restore confidence in the privacy coin’s…
President Donald Trump claimed on Monday morning that a peace deal in the Middle East is just around the corner,…
Leading Ethereum treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies made its largest ETH-denominated purchase of 2026 last week, adding 126,971 ETH or…
Israel and Iran exchange first strikes since April: For the last two months, the ceasefire between Israel and Iran had mostly…
In 2024, freelance reporter Nick Bowlin co-reported a couple of investigative stories for ProPublica about Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry.…
In brief The House Ways and Means committee will review a package of crypto tax proposals at a hearing on…
From Texas Supreme Court Justice Evan Young’s majority opinion Friday in In the Interest of H.S.:Few principles in our history…
In brief MetaMask has launched Agent Wallet, a self-custodial wallet designed for AI agents that can autonomously execute on-chain transactions.…
from the now-with-extra-boondoggle dept A quick refresher: There was originally $42.5 billion in taxpayer-funded broadband grants headed to the states thanks to…
For those following litigation over AI output, here’s the consolidation order, together with the motion that led to it. (The…
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