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Technolibertarianism, sometimes referred to as cyberlibertarianism, is a political philosophy with roots in the Internet's early hacker cypherpunk culture in Silicon Valley in the early 1990s and in American libertarianism. [1] [2] [3] The philosophy focuses on minimizing government regulation, censorship, or anything else in the way of a "free" World Wide Web. In this case, the word "free" is referring to the meaning of libre (no restrictions), not gratis (no cost). Cyber-libertarians embrace fluid, meritocratic hierarchies, which are believed to be best served by markets. The most widely known cyberlibertarian is Julian Assange. [4] [5] The term technolibertarian was popularized in critical discourse by technology writer Paulina Borsook. [6] [7] [8] [9]
