Currently the #2 most cited reporter on Techmeme's Leaderboard of "the most influential and prolific writers in technology," Jason Koebler is a cofounder of 404 Media, a journalist-founded digital media company exploring the ways technology is shaping—and is shaped by—our world. A year after its launch, 404 Media received the 2024 EFF Award for Fearless Journalism. Jason writes about consumer rights, generative AI, privacy, internet culture, and public records. Jason previously was editor-in-chief of VICE's Motherboard and was an executive producer on Netflix's Encounters, a documentary series about humanity's search for alien life.
