A profile of Mike Masnick, who founded Techdirt in 1998, considered by lawmakers, CEOs, and activists as an essential guide for what's happening in tech
Mike Masnick, who founded Techdirt in 1998, writes for an influential audience of lawmakers, C.E.O.s and activists.
New York Times Kashmir Hill
Related Coverage
- Go read this New York Times profile of an internet policy pioneer. The Verge · Alex Cranz
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- Really good profile on @mmasnick in the New York Times. Despite a funny little dig at Techdirt's website design, the piece is effusive in praise of this “outsider whom insiders read,” though outsiders like myself also rely on him to keep us informed in everything #tech. … @SarahOestreich@mstdn.social · Sarah
- The NY Times this weekend has a very nice profile of me by Kashmir Hill. As someone not entirely comfortable with self-promotion, it feels a bit awkward to post, but I'm trying to get over that. … Mike Masnick
Discussion
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@MagentaRocks@mastodon.coffee
@MagentaRocks@mastodon.coffee
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@Techmeme — TIL Mike Masnick coined the phrase ‘Streisand effect’.
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@msbrumfield.bsky.social
Cynthia Brumfield
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Well-deserved recognition for @mmasnick.bsky.social [embedded post]
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@joshsternberg.bsky.social
Josh Sternberg
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Love when good people get good press for doing good things. And I like / am a fan of the “Masnickian” approach. — https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@gshans.bsky.social
Gautam Hans
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A thoughtful profile of the inimitable @mmasnick.bsky.social by @kashhill.bsky.social: https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@klonick.bsky.social
Kate Klonick
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A profile of one of my favorite people @mmasnick.bsky.social written by one of my favorite people @kashhill.bsky.social — I pushed hard for this headline to be “No one gives you a statue for being reasonable” — https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@katieharbath
Katie Harbath
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I'm a huge fan of @mmasnick and his writing. I'm glad to see it get more exposure and recognition.
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@film_girl
Christina Warren
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Our boy @mmasnick is profiled by the amazing @kashhill in the paper this weekend and it is excellent. Mike is the greatest and I'm so happy to see this!
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@tomgara
Tom Gara
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You know you're good at writing about tech when your biggest fans include Ron Wyden, Mark Zuckerberg and Anil Dash: https://www.nytimes.com/... [image]
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@thestalwart
Joe Weisenthal
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Wow. Awesome recognition for @mmasnick in the NYT. I owe a lot to Mike as I believe he was the first person to pay me to write on the internet in I think 2006.
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@winter
Alex Winter
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Great piece by @kashhill in today's @nytimes about @mmasnick. Mike has been giving me peace of mind and grounded advice around tech issues for years and especially regarding AI during the current industry strike. He's a beacon in the dark. https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@jess_miers
@jess_miers
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“Let people be creative and they'll do creative things and expand the interest in your own work” @mmasnick This profile of Mike by @kashhill is an outstanding tribute to a tech policy legend. 🔥 https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@rob_sheridan
@rob_sheridan
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I met Mike @mmasnick way back when he was following what we were doing at NIN with pay-anything album downloads, torrents, Creative Commons, & other things the labels hated. @techdirt is invaluable in tech panics. I spoke with Mike about AI art last year: https://www.techdirt.com…
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@triketora
@triketora
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.@mmasnick is one of the smartest thinkers on technology and society out there. loved seeing this nyt profile on him (and you should check out techdirt if you don't read it already) https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@ruchowdh
@ruchowdh
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@kashhill ... Mike writes some of the best tech insights - glad you're focusing on him.
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@mathewi
Mathew Ingram
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Glad to see @mmasnick get some well-deserved attention. Easily one of the best tech bloggers (and thinkers) of all time. This article doesn't mention it, but he's also one of the nicest! https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@daveleebbg
Dave Lee
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Great profile of the formidable @mmasnick
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@zittrain
Jonathan Zittrain
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At this point, a legend!
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@kashhill
@kashhill
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For this weekend's paper, I wrote about @techdirt founder @mmasnick who has been blogging about tech for an astounding 26 years and has the ears of lawmakers, activists, journalists, and Mark Zuckerberg. https://www.nytimes.com/... [image]