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.
[4][5] The term technolibertarian was popularized in critical discourse by technology writer Paulina Borsook.