Techdirt explains why they're a democracy blog now and also, coincidentally, why this will always be a Mike Masnick stan account: https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/why-techdirt-is-now-a-democracy-blog-whether-we-like-it-or-not/
@evacide also important to note: many of the journalists being layoff this week were either tech journalists or data journalists, i think there is a pattern to reduce tech oversight.
@evacide for examples: WSJ and Disney (538)
https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/here-are-the-wsj-tech-journalists-laid-off-this-week/