Who is the modern gadfly?

At a personal level for myself, it's hard to think of someone who poses a similar 'gadfly' reputation as Socrates, especially when considering he did most of his work through the Socratic method of questioning.

The definition of "Gadfly" seems to be someone that upsets public or status quo by proposing upsetting or novel questions, or just simply being an irritant. As far as I can see, Howard Stern seems to fit this description to an extent, especially in his earlier days. Stern is often known for his outrageous and offensive content, often causing disputes and trouble legally for his broadcasters. His remarks are also very forward, and he often speaks exactly how he feels, regardless of whether people will down on him for it. This often does pose irritation towards the 'status quo' and even his own listeners sometimes, while the government is busy fining him for every indecent thing he brings up.

He started off in the radio business in 1977, and by the summer of 1979, had already brought about a 2 day boycott of Shell Oil Company in part of the energy crisis. He has also often made rash comments, such as on April 3, 1995 regarding Mexican Americans, which brought considerable uproar amongst the Hispanic community. Howard Stern is also known for bringing up controversial content such as personal experiences with cybersex and random interviews with Porn actresses (Dec. 12, 2002) with overall disputable topics and activities.

Howard Stern is often coined as one of the main shock jocks, or a radio broadcaster who attracts attention using humor that a significant portion of the listening audience may find offensive.As such, he often breaks 'taboos' and provides indecent material. He has often been the target of many battles with the FCC as well, and dozens of complaints over the years. The totals for fines have been estimated to add up to over $2.5 million under 'indecent programming'.

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I think it's also safe to say that Tupac Shakur fits even more precisely within the modern gadfly idea. Tupac often talked and brought about ideas that gave a bad reputation for the government and police force. His actions (such as shooting off duty cops; regardless of true reason) shows us his rebellious nature, alongside songs that related to harming cops. However at the same time, he often did show another side of life and racism, and spent time studying many different philosophers and ideas, including Machiavelli.

It's safe to say that authoritarian figures saw him as annoying and chaotic and also irritating. due to his supposedly "negative" influence on subculture and youth. However, the opposite is also true in which he brought many issues out into the open both as a speaker and through his music.