Techdirt
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Techdirt is an American Internet blog that reports on technology's legal challenges and related business and economic policy issues, in context of the digital revolution. It focuses on intellectual property, patent, information privacy and copyright reform in particular.
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- techdirt.com
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- techdirt
- web feed URL
- www.techdirt.com/feed
- Alexa rank
- 23839
- inception
- 1997-01-01
- social media followers
- 48701
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Techdirt is an American Internet blog that reports on technology's legal challenges and related business and economic policy issues, in context of the digital revolution. It focuses on intellectual property, patent, information privacy and copyright reform in particular.
== Description == thumb|upright|Techdirt founder Mike Masnick in 2012 The website was founded in 1997 by Mike Masnick. It was originally based on the weblog software Slash. Techdirt's content is based on reader submissions as well as the editorial staff's picks. The website makes use of MySQL, Apache, and PHP, and is hosted at ActionWeb. Techdirt is managed by Floor 64, a company located in Redwood City, California, US. As of 2009, Techdirt had eight full-time employees.