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8**Michael Masnick** (born December 8, 1974[^1] is an American editor and entrepreneur. He is the CEO and founder of [Techdirt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Techdirt "Techdirt"), a [weblog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog "Blog").[^2]
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10He coined the term "[Streisand effect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect "Streisand effect")" on the Techdirt blog in January 2005 and was interviewed about it three years later on [National Public Radio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPR "NPR")'s _[All Things Considered](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Things_Considered "All Things Considered")_.[^3]
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12In August 2024, he became part of the board of [[Bluesky]] a social media startup.[^4]
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14[^1]: Masnick, Mike (2008-10-21). ["The Uneasy Balance Between Wikipedia And Truth"](https://www.techdirt.com/2008/10/21/the-uneasy-balance-between-wikipedia-and-truth/). _Techdirt_. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
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16[^2]: Hill, Kashmir (2023-07-29). ["An Internet Veteran's Guide to Not Being Scared of Technology"](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/technology/mike-masnick-techdirt-internet-future.html). _The New York Times_. [ISSN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISSN_(identifier) "ISSN (identifier)") [0362-4331](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2024-04-20.
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18[^3]: Robert Siegel (February 29, 2008). ["The Streisand Effect' Snags Effort to Hide Documents"](https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87809195). _[All Things Considered](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Things_Considered "All Things Considered")_. [National Public Radio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPR "NPR"). 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.
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20[^4]: Perez, Sarah (2024-08-06). ["Bluesky adds Techdirt founder Mike Masnick to its board"](https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/06/bluesky-adds-techdirt-founder-mike-masnick-to-its-board/). _TechCrunch_. Retrieved 2024-08-11.