Free press doesn't mean you can slander people or publish intimate details about them without them having a civil case against you. Anyone can sue anyone prett

Free press doesn't mean you can slander people or publish intimate details about them without them having a civil case against you. Anyone can sue anyone pretty much, that's what a free country is about. It's not the government shutting down gawker, it's people who have money to sue them. If you think that's wrong then the government needs to change libel laws, that's easy. Similar to the section 230 issues right now, with enough political pressure you can change things. But gawker, they were asking for trouble, and got it. There's a reason lawyers recommend you don't do stuff that they did, and have done for decades if not centuries.