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 Kraken parent Payward Inc. agreed to pay $600 million for Reap Technologies, a Hong Kong-based stablecoin payments provider.…
In brief Google released Multi-Token Prediction (MTP) drafters for Gemma 4, delivering up to a 3x speedup at inference without…
from the scattered-to-the-wind dept By now you likely have caught wind of GameStop, the video game and collectables retailer, announcing…
On Monday, a separatist group in the oil-rich Canadian province of Alberta, located just above Montana, submitted over 300,000 signatures…
IntroductionIn this week’s edition of the Quillette podcast, I talk to writer, journalist and cultural commentator Phoebe Maltz Bovy. Phoebe…
In brief Bitcoin’s rally stalled on Thursday as the top crypto asset fell below $80,000. Analysts at CryptoQuant note that…
The United Kingdom, which has been cracking down on speech for years, dealt free speech another blow on Thursday when…
In brief 21Shares launched the Canton Network ETF (TCAN), the first U.S. ETF offering direct exposure to Canton Coin. The…
In November, I attended the oral argument in the tariff case. I wrote a lengthy post about how I perceived…
In this episode of the Quillette Cetera Podcast, Zoe Booth speaks with classicist James Kierstead about a question that has…
In brief Chrome 148 removed the phrase “without sending your data to Google servers” from the on-device AI settings description…
The first-of-its-kind, state-run immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades may soon be closed, a federal official told The New…