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.
from the this-won’t-end-well dept This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. When Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers stormed…
Millions, perhaps even billions of us who got ourselves vaccinated against COVID-19 should be dead by now, or if not…
In brief Ethereum trades at $3,892 but faces massive market cap resistance. Gold’s nine-week rally just suffered its biggest drop…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept This 3-in-1 Magnetic Wireless Charging Pad integrates three charging modules for cell phones, headphones, and watches—a…
The framers of the Constitution had a clear idea of how war should work. Although the President is “commander in…
In brief A record $31 billion in Bitcoin options are set to expire on Halloween, surpassing last month’s $18 billion…
from the redo! dept On Tuesday, I wrote about how we were upgrading our daily email newsletter—the one we’ve had…
A Florida immigration enforcement dashboard was quietly edited to remove evidence of arrests of U.S. citizens after a local media…
In brief Payments processor Zelle will use stablecoins to expand internationally. Zelle is owned by Bank of America, Capital One,…
from the this-is-bad-for-the-open-internet dept When Reddit sued “data scraper” companies and AI firm Perplexity earlier this week, I assumed it…
The township of Cranbury, New Jersey, will not take Andy Henry’s 175-year-old family farm for an affordable housing development after…
In brief Tether unveiled QVAC Genesis I, a 41-billion-token synthetic dataset aimed at training open, STEM-focused AI models. The release…