Mike Masnick

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Mike Masnick
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Masnick at Techdirt Greenhouse in 2006
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Michael Masnick

(1974-12-08) December 8, 1974 (age 50)
United States
Nationality American
OccupationEditor
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Michael Masnick (born December 8, 1974 [1] ) is an American editor and entrepreneur. He is the CEO and founder of Techdirt, a weblog. [2]

He coined the term "Streisand effect" on the Techdirt blog in January 2005 and was interviewed about it three years later on National Public Radio's All Things Considered . [3]

In August 2024, he became part of the board of Bluesky, a social media startup. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Masnick, Mike (2008-10-21). "The Uneasy Balance Between Wikipedia And Truth". Techdirt. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  2. ↑ Hill, Kashmir (2023-07-29). "An Internet Veteran's Guide to Not Being Scared of Technology". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  3. ↑ Robert Siegel (February 29, 2008). "The Streisand Effect' Snags Effort to Hide Documents". All Things Considered . National Public Radio. The episode is the latest example of a phenomenon known as the "Streisand Effect." Robert Siegel talks with Mike Masnick, CEO of Techdirt Inc., who coined the term.
  4. ↑ Perez, Sarah (2024-08-06). "Bluesky adds Techdirt founder Mike Masnick to its board". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
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