Mike Masnick Explained

Mike Masnick
Birth Name:	Michael Masnick
Birth Date:	8 December 1974
Birth Place:	United States
Nationality:	American
Known For:	Founder of Techdirt
Occupation:	Editor

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]

External links

• Mike Masnick's Blog
  

Notes and References

1. Web site: Masnick . Mike . 2008-10-21 . The Uneasy Balance Between Wikipedia And Truth . 2024-04-20 . Techdirt . en-US.
2. News: Hill . Kashmir . 2023-07-29 . An Internet Veteran’s Guide to Not Being Scared of Technology . 2024-04-20 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
3. Web site: The Streisand Effect' Snags Effort to Hide Documents . National Public Radio. All Things Considered. February 29, 2008 . Robert Siegel . 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. Web site: Perez . Sarah . 2024-08-06 . Bluesky adds Techdirt founder Mike Masnick to its board . 2024-08-11 . TechCrunch . en-US.