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 Myriad predictors have flipped bullish once more on the top crypto assets. Predictors now heavily favor a Bitcoin…
from the ctrl-alt-speech dept Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and…
From today’s decision by Magistrate Judge Phillip Lammens in Loomer v. Maher (M.D. Fla.) (the underlying case is a defamation…
Introduction: I’ll be your host this week, Iona Italia. My guest this week is Nicholas Wolfinger. Nick is Professor of…
In brief Stablecoins could make monetary policy less effective in some nations, the IMF said. The organization pointed to stablecoins’…
The last First Amendment opinion ever written by free speech’s first great judicial defender is often omitted from the pantheon…
In brief Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse predicted that Bitcoin will trade at $180,000 at the close of 2026. He added…
from the screwing-up-the-basics dept Despite all the recent hype about “AI,” the technology still struggles with very basic things and…
From today’s Doe Corp. 1 v. Inter-American Development Bank, decided by Judges Karen LeCraft Henderson, Robert Wilkins, and Florence Pan…
In brief Crypto users can now seamlessly bridge assets from the Coinbase layer-2 network Base to Solana. The bridge is…
from the bad-laws dept A new bill sponsored by Sen. Hawley (R-MO), Sen. Blumenthal (D-CT), Sen. Britt (R-AL), Sen. Warner (D-VA), and…
If we call a cocaine smuggler an “unlawful combatant” in an “armed struggle” against the United States, the Trump administration…