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.
To visit Paris’s medieval art museum, the Musée de Cluny, is to be overwhelmed by images of Christ lugging the…
In brief Putin said Russia tested the Poseidon underwater drone, designed to trigger a radioactive tsunami off enemy shores, though…
from the foodstuffs dept It’s sort of funny in a way to see how ownership culture has specifically invaded the…
In its zeal to ratchet up more sex trafficking prosecutions, the Department of Justice (DOJ) overreached—and it backfired. Now, a…
In brief Bitchat ranked first in Jamaica’s App Store social networking category during the storm. The app includes a feature…
“I have not seen ever before a direct infringement on the right to free speech like that,” CNN’s @jaketapper tells…
In brief IBM researchers entangled 120 qubits, setting a new benchmark for quantum computing. The GHZ “cat state” achieved fidelity…
Since President Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office, the federal government has trademarked its own version of Republican socialism…
In brief The deal would outpace Stripe’s massive $1.1 billion purchase of stablecoin startup Bridge last year. Stablecoin activity has…
From Judge Jamal Whitehead (W.D. Wash.) in Queerdoc, PLLC v. U.S. Dep’t of Justice: On January 20, 2025, President Trump…
In brief Michael Saylor thinks Bitcoin will rise to around $150,000 by the end of the year, thanks to diminishing…
from the pure-evil-shit dept You’re just a commodity in Trump’s marketplace of horrific ideas. Sure, criminal informants are seldom the…