Mike Masnick is the Founder & Editor at Techdirt. He explores the intersection of technology, innovation, policy, law, civil liberties, and economics, with a focus on themes such as litigation, artificial intelligence, and internet culture. Mike's insights have been featured in notable publications including The Daily Beast, Yahoo News UK, and MSNBC.
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Mike's coverage focuses on legal policy and regulation, often dissecting government announcements and citing data. He frequently covers content & publishing, big tech, government & politics in the context of social media, lawsuits involving tech companies, internet regulations, and free speech.
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Ctrl-Alt-Speech from the ctrl-alt-speech dept Thu, May 21st 2026 04:48pm - Mike Masnick
Earnings, IPOs, and the like from the turning-gold-into-lead dept Fri, May 22nd 2026 09:32am - Mike Masnick
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(Mis)Uses of Technology from the whose-cybersecurity-are-we-talking-about? dept Tue, May 26th 2026 11:06am - Mike Masnick
(Mis)Uses of Technology from the sometimes-it-can-be-a-useful-tool dept Tue, May 26th 2026 03:31pm - Mike Masnick
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Legal Issues from the at-least-someone-is-doing-something dept Thu, May 28th 2026 10:58am - Mike Masnick
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Legal Issues from the weaponize-this dept Fri, May 29th 2026 11:15am - Mike Masnick
Ctrl-Alt-Speech from the ctrl-alt-speech dept Fri, May 29th 2026 01:09pm - Mike Masnick
Legal Issues from the well-look-at-that dept Mon, Jun 1st 2026 11:09am - Mike Masnick
Studies from the there-is-no-magic-wand dept Tue, Jun 2nd 2026 11:07am - Mike Masnick
On Techdirt, we often complain about lawyers and bad lawyering and bad cases. But there are times when lawyers are helpful, and my one-sentence summary after spending many days trying to understand…
