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 The world’s biggest crypto exchange by trading volume, Binance, is working with the Buenos Aires city government to…
from the a-lot-less-than-he-claims dept This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. ⚠️ This story contains videos showing violence.…
A jury today acquitted Sean Dunn, the Washington, D.C., man who went viral in August for hurling a footlong Subway…
In brief Trading app Robinhood’s SVP of finance and strategy Shiv Verma said that the company is “constantly” talking about…
from the if-you-stand-for-nothing,-what-will-you-fall-for dept Last week, I wrote about how the Trump administration has replaced any sort of concept of…
New York City’s next mayor will be Zohran Mamdani, who is not merely an extreme left progressive but an actual…
In brief Cathie Wood, CEO and CIO of Ark Invest, has cut her 2030 bullish Bitcoin price forecast from $1.5…
from the the-end-of-inevitability dept Tuesday, Republicans got crushed in elections across New Jersey, Virginia, and New York. Not close races.…
During today’s convention, Judge Paul Matey of the Third Circuit did a SOC! Sidebar on Baseball cards. Judge Matey has…
In brief AlphaEvolve, an AI that “evolves” code solutions, rediscovered and improved proofs for the finite-field Kakeya conjecture. Gemini Deep…
from the every-villain-a-patriot dept Nothing survives a purge. Especially not the truth. The DOJ secured a conviction for Washington state…
Fresh off of trouncing competitors like former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa in this week’s election, future New York…