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From the article: "Historically, news publications have treated certain subjects very carefully: if you’re rich and [...] litigious, then [...] organizations wi
by gh-lfneu28 10y ago
From the article: "Historically, news publications have treated certain subjects very carefully: if you’re rich and [...] litigious, then [...] organizations will have lawyers do a careful review of anything they write about you [...]"
Well, if they would now have to "do a careful review" of everything they write for the fear of vengeful billionaire going after them, nobody would shed a tear.
But obviously that wont be a solution.
- pervycreeper 10y agoHe seems to be saying that vetting info about people who are not known to have enough resources to pursue legal remedy themselves is too large a hardship for journalists to endure. In all of the voluminous writing about this topic this week, I have yet to encounter a single good objection to what Thiel is doing. I'm honestly mystified by why so many people are objecting to this.
- internaut 10y agoThere are no good logical or legal arguments that I've heard so far. It's all hand waving furiously.
- shrewduser 10y agoIt's scummy journalists all circling the wagons as they feel one of their own is under attack. that's why you won't find logical or reasonable arguments from them.