Michael "Mike" Masnick (born December 8,[1] 1974) 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]
^Masnick, Mike (2008-10-21). "The Uneasy Balance Between Wikipedia And Truth". Techdirt. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
^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.
^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.
Michael "Mike" Masnick (born December 8, 1974) is an American editor and entrepreneur. He is the CEO and founder of Techdirt, a weblog. He coined the...
prostitution after advertising sexual services on Craigslist. Techdirt editor MikeMasnick observed that Craigslist was unfairly being blamed for posts by third...
and copyright reform in particular. The website was founded in 1997 by MikeMasnick. It was originally based on the weblog software Slash. Techdirt's content...
Masnick is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: MikeMasnick, founder of the Techdirt website Paul Masnick (born 1931), Canadian ice hockey...
people visiting the site over the following month. Two years later, MikeMasnick of Techdirt named the effect after the Streisand incident when writing...
Techdirt founder MikeMasnick and two other parties for a series of articles published beginning in September 2014. In February, Masnick, represented by...
described the article that Taranto responded to as "exquisite satire", while MikeMasnick of Techdirt called it "damn good satire, because it's just stupid enough...
acts.... Copyright aspects of hyperlinking and framing Deep linking MikeMasnick (6 January 2010). "Is Inline Linking To An Image Copyright Infringement...
suspended by the US Secret Service". The Next Web. Retrieved May 20, 2016. MikeMasnick (February 16, 2012). "US Government 'Suspends' JotForm.co Over User Generated...
is a casual web-based video game designed by Engine, Randy Lubin, and MikeMasnick of Techdirt targeted towards policymakers. It was published in May 2023...
California State Senators Mark Leno and Joel Anderson. 2017: Chelsea Manning, MikeMasnick, Annie Game 2018: Stephanie Lenz, Joe McNamee (from EDRi), Sarah T. Roberts...
Uses to Track You Through Your Phone". Gizmodo. Retrieved 17 Aug 2016. MikeMasnick (27 Sep 2011). "Details Emerging On Stingray Technology, Allowing Feds...
is nearly here, when in fact it's not and it's incredibly difficult." MikeMasnick, editor of the blog Techdirt, was also skeptical, questioning publicity...
the electronic frontier." In 2017, the honorees were Chelsea Manning, MikeMasnick and Annie Game. The EFF Cooperative Computing Awards are a series of...
covers of other people's music to sites like YouTube. On November 22, MikeMasnick of Techdirt called SOPA "toxic" and published a detailed criticism of...
controller is unfit to be used in a security product." Techdirt founder MikeMasnick strongly criticized this decision, saying "Encryption is tricky. There...
Abstract Body: The Self, the Body and Identity". Arena (99–100): 66–85. MikeMasnick (2015-10-08). "Kickstarter Refuses To Settle Or Be Silenced Over Ridiculous...
2019. Masnick, Mike (September 17, 2012). "The Copyright Act Explicitly Says Disruptive Innovation Should Be Blocked". techdirt.com. MikeMasnick. Retrieved...
Internet Archive Blogs. Retrieved 2022-09-28. Thu, Apr 8th 2021 3:39pm-MikeMasnick (8 April 2021). "Filecoin Foundation Donates $10 Million Worth Of Filecoin...
Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 1 Apr 2016. MikeMasnick (6 Oct 2014). "Washington Post's Clueless Editorial On Phone Encryption:...
Protection for Standards Incorporated by Reference into Federal Regulations". MikeMasnick (July 7, 2016). "Standards Body Whines That People Who Want Free Access...
org. Archived from the original on 2022-04-17. Retrieved 2020-09-05. MikeMasnick (May 22, 2019). "Laying Out All The Evidence: Shiva Ayyadurai Did Not...
Archived from the original on September 20, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2007. MikeMasnick, Carl (April 28, 2008). "Carlos Mencia Claims Copyright Infringement...
Caraballo. The move was supported by Chaya Raichik of Libs of TikTok. MikeMasnick of Techdirt contrasted the suspension with Musk's previous claims of...
Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018. MikeMasnick (17 May 2016). "Disappointing: Elsevier Buys Open Access Academic Pre-Publisher...
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