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 Tenerife’s Technological and Renewable Energy Institute (ITER) bought 97 Bitcoin for €10,000 in 2012. The firm is now…
This morning, Judge Patrick Bumatay of the Ninth Circuit gave the opening remarks at the Federalist Society Convention. First, Judge…
In brief South Korea is signaling flexibility following U.S. actions on North Korea’s crypto laundering activities. The U.S. Treasury has…
In Washington today, the word “emergency” is a magic key; it unlocks powers Congress never granted, suspends the discipline of…
When I visited Britain at the end of October, I was often annoyed by its rail services. Over a long…
In brief AI agents configured by Microsoft got overwhelmed by 100 search results and grabbed the first option—no matter how…
Nick Gillespie speaks with Dr. Wolf von Laer of Students for Liberty, and Sean Themea of Young Americans for Liberty…
In brief Colossal announced acquiring pet cloning Viagen earlier this week. The company claims cloned pets live full life spans…
from the ctrl-alt-speech dept Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and…
Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Learning Resources v. Trump, the challenges to the Trump Administration’s “liberation day” tariffs.…
In brief AI models can develop gambling-like addiction behaviors, with some going bankrupt 48% of the time. Prompt engineering tends…
Today Judge Reed O’Connor (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas) granted the Justice Department’s motion to dismiss…