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 An anonymous Bitcoin user inscribed the text of the American Constitution on the Bitcoin blockchain. The act was…
from the weaponize-this dept It’s been less than two weeks since the Justice Department created the obviously illegal and unconstitutional…
From Judge Annemarie Carney Axon (N.D. Ala.) in yesterday’s Spears v. N.Y. Times Co.: Plaintiff Kai Spears was a walk-on…
In brief Five frontier AI models disagreed on 67% of 1,000 real-world fact-check claims. Unanimous agreement happened on only 328…
As the new leader of America’s largest third party, Evan McMahon doesn’t plan on playing kingmaker to help Democrats or…
In brief Crypto market-making firm Wintermute confirmed it’s providing two-sided liquidity to major prediction platforms. A person familiar with the…
from the u-mad-bro? dept Flock Safety has made its bed. It has courted homeowners associations and gated communities since it…
In my last post on the VC, I would like to say a bit about so-called “hate speech” (which I…
In brief The CFTC has approved Kalshi to offer Bitcoin perpetual futures, marking a major milestone for the overwhelmingly offshore…
A short excerpt from the long opinion in Does v. Democratic People’s Republic of N. Korea, decided yesterday by Judge…
In brief The SUI token is down 20% this week and now more than 83% off its all-time high at…
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss the brewing Texas showdown between Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Democratic Senate candidate…