Mike Masnick

founder and editor of Techdirt.com

Mike Masnick is the founder and editor of Techdirt.com and the CEO of the Copia Institute.


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Mike Masnick

6d ago
Opinion

Marco Rubio is using real censorship to fight fake censorship

In the name of protecting free speech, the U.S. government just banned five Europeans from entering the country — because it doesn’t like their speech.

12mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

The next FCC chair’s letter to Disney is a real free speech concern

The so-called “Twitter Files” free speech warriors are curiously silent about FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr’s jawboning letter to Disney CEO Robert Iger.

1year ago
MS NOW Opinion

Trump’s NIH pick wants you to believe he’s a victim of government censorship

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya made his name by claiming he was censored during the Covid pandemic. But it never happened.

1year ago
MS NOW Opinion

The blurred line between X and the Trump administration

Forget the ridiculous “Twitter Files.” This is what it actually looks like when a social media company works in concert with the government.