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'Sad Day for Free Speech': Media Matters Layoffs Follow 'Thermonuclear' Attack by Elon Musk
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this post was submitted on 24 May 2024
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Gawker sucked, but the fact that it was almost single-handedly brought down by a vengeful billionaire (Peter Thiel) who was angry that they outed him was disturbing as fuck and all of the people who celebrated absolutely shouldn't have.
And now here we are again, except this time it's more serious.
People don't fucking learn that billionaires are never the good guys.
Weren't they taken out because of the Hulk Hogan stuff? And Peter Thiel just bankrolled the lawsuit?
Yes. The lawsuit would not have happened without Thiel bankrolling it. And paying for very good lawyers.
It doesn't matter that Gawker did something wrong. That's not the point. The National Enquirer did all the same shit but it still exists because no one who has sued it has been bankrolled by an angry billionaire.