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Gawker is utter shite and it's a dangerous tabloid. I have no idea why anyone with a sane mind would be on their side in this issue. this is just a revenge stor
by EddieSpeaks 10y ago
Gawker is utter shite and it's a dangerous tabloid. I have no idea why anyone with a sane mind would be on their side in this issue. this is just a revenge story, let it go!
- venomsnake 10y agoBecause I am free speech absolutist which means defending speech that I don't like. There were other ways to nail gawker - copyright infringement comes to mind.
- frankc 10y agoGawker was allowed to say whatever they wanted about the sex tape. No one has ever questioned that. They were not allowed to publish it. That is what they were sued over. I'm pretty absolutionist about free speech myself, which is why it's pretty disappointing that a lot of people are missing this key point.
- whatok 10y agoExactly. The story and "news" surrounding this incident still exists without publication of the stolen video. Coverage without the video does not deliver as many clicks so they rolled the dice with that one and have so far lost.
- fixermark 10y agoI don't understand how a free speech absolutist supports a copyright-based retribution approach. "Absolutist" may not mean what you think it means.
- st3v3r 10y agoSo you believe that publishing private citizen's sex tapes falls under free speech? That outing others as gay falls under free speech?
- venomsnake 10y agoYes. Despicable but still free.
- st3v3r 10y agoI absolutely cannot agree with that.