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Re:The R. Kelly ‘cult’ story and the ‘Gawker Effect’ by skybrian on Monday July 31, 2017 @07:34AM (#14890987)
Should "holding Gawker accountable" mean forcing the company into bankruptcy? It's possible to agree that Gawker went too far while disagreeing with the penalty.
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Re:The R. Kelly ‘cult’ story and the ‘Gawker Effect’ by sfifs on Monday July 31, 2017 @12:36PM (#14893497)
absolutely it should. Media generally has been able to do thing like drive Princess Diana to her death by hounding with paparazzi without consequences. It's good to put fear of law into the more salacious segments of the media.
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Re:The R. Kelly ‘cult’ story and the ‘Gawker Effect’ by skybrian on Monday July 31, 2017 @04:47PM (#14895753)
If the goal is to "teach them a lesson", it seems like a suitably chastened Gawker that actually survived would learn more than anyone else. They can't learn much if they're not around anymore.
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