Techdirt is dead. As of yesterday, it's become an AI slop evangelism machine.

BTW, Derek Powazek, the subject of an example incorrectly and inappropriately used to promote the slop, replied in the article comments: https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/25/ai-might-be-our-best-shot-at-taking-back-the-open-web/#comment-5206956