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 60% of Australians still say they don’t trust crypto, up from 57% in 2024. Labor’s reform package spans…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept Luminar Neo is an easy-to-use photo editing software that empowers photography lovers to express the beauty…
The Constitution’s First Amendment protects free speech for good reason. If people can’t say what they want, we don’t have…
A review of Bob Dylan: Things Have Changed by Ron Rosenbaum; 287 pages; Melville House (October 2025)Ron Rosenbaum is one…
In brief First Lady Melania Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei aren’t to blame for the “scam tokens” they promoted,…
from the these-things-never-end-well dept Elon Musk is having a very bad week. The man who bought Twitter for $44 billion to…
Covering third-party politics for a quarter-century accustoms one to the accusation that such-and-such marginal electoral candidate is a “spoiler,” queering…
In brief Developer activity is rising again after a post-FTX slump, led by Ethereum, Solana, and zero-knowledge projects. Stablecoin transactions…
from the kavanaugh-stops dept This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. When the Supreme Court recently allowed immigration…
From the Complaint in Starbuck v. Google (not to be confused with the now-settled Starbuck v. Meta, which appears to have…
In brief Google’s Willow chip achieved a verified quantum speed-up confirmed by experiment. Verified results mark a step toward fault-tolerant…
from the when-no-one-is-left-but-the-loyalists… dept The “appearance of impropriety” doesn’t bother this administration. It prefers open impropriety, having learned the wrong…