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		sergiotapia on May 26, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Peter Thiel, Tech Billionaire, Reveals Secret War ... Gawker wasn't some bastion of journalism - it was a libelous rag, good riddance.

zardgiv on May 26, 2016 [–]

Freedom of the press for only publications we like is not really valuable.

Karunamon on May 26, 2016 | [–]

Libel and ignoring court orders is not part of a free press.

zardgiv on May 31, 2016 | | [–]

Sorry, I may have missed this, but I don't recall them having committed libel. Do you have examples?

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