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Re:Does the whole Thiel vs. Gawker thing trouble you? by smt88 on Saturday May 28, 2016 @02:20PM (#11792680)
The troubling part, to me, is not the case itself. I personally don't believe the sex tape was newsworthy (at least not as much of it as they released).

The troubling part is that we have someone secretly using money to manipulate a case in which he is not a direct participant.

Wealthy people should not be able to weaponize our legal system.

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Re:Does the whole Thiel vs. Gawker thing trouble you? by chatmasta on Sunday May 29, 2016 @04:59PM (#11798196)
Do you also have a problem with the EFF, ACLU, and NAACP?

Or is it the secrecy that's more concerning?

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Re:Does the whole Thiel vs. Gawker thing trouble you? by tsmffh on Sunday May 29, 2016 @04:58AM (#11795578)
> someone secretly using money to manipulate a case in which he is not a direct participant.

What manipulation was there?

3rd parties funding lawsuits is not a new, it's been happening for centuries.

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Re:Does the whole Thiel vs. Gawker thing trouble you? by smt88 on Sunday May 29, 2016 @12:22PM (#11796898)
So is political corruption. My criticism is the same no matter how common it is. Thiel is a bad actor to me, even if he's one of a crowd of bad actors.
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