Technically, absolute free speech means exactly what Gawker did. Even more, they were not even lying about Hulk Hogan or Peter Thiel. What they did, they disres

Technically, absolute free speech means exactly what Gawker did. Even more, they were not even lying about Hulk Hogan or Peter Thiel. What they did, they disrespected their privacy and wishes about secrecy of their private affairs. Good riddance TBH but it wasn't a case of mainstream journalist lying, it was quite the opposite: New media journos were exposing truths about the celebrities and the rich and one of those(ironically, a self proclaimed free speech advocate) went after them and destroyed them for exposing private things they wished remain secret.