Technolibertarianism (sometimes referred to as cyberlibertarianism) is a
political philosophy with roots in the Internet's early hacker
cypherpunk culture in
Silicon Valley in the early 1990s and in American libertarianism.[1][2][3] The philosophy focuses on minimizing government regulation, censorship or anything else in the way of a "free"
World Wide Web. In this case the word "free" is referring to the meaning of libre (no restrictions) not gratis (no cost). Cyber-libertarians embrace fluid, meritocratic hierarchies (which are believed to be best served by markets). The most widely known cyberlibertarian is
Julian Assange.[4][5] The term technolibertarian was popularized in critical discourse by technology writer
Paulina Borsook.[6][7][8][9]