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Re:Is billionaire VC Peter Thiel trying to break up Google? by millstone on Thursday November 16, 2017 @04:23AM (#15711298)
Ideally all cases would be decided on their merits irrespective of funding. But if Hogan had lost, do you think Thiel would have stopped?

What is frightening about Thiel’s involvement case is the playbook: destroy media companies that have been critical or embarrassed you, by secretly funding any and all lawsuits against them, even if frivolous.

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Re:Is billionaire VC Peter Thiel trying to break up Google? by lmm on Thursday November 16, 2017 @06:07AM (#15711769)
> if Hogan had lost, do you think Thiel would have stopped?

Maybe. Thiel funded the destruction of Gawker for their crime against Hogan. He probably wouldn't've funded it if he hadn't had a personal grudge against Gawker, sure, but Hogan's lawsuit was entirely legitimate. If there hadn't been a legitimate lawsuit against Gawker, only illegitimate ones, would Thiel have funded those? We really can't say.

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Re:Is billionaire VC Peter Thiel trying to break up Google? by dkersten on Thursday November 16, 2017 @05:12AM (#15711504)
> by secretly funding any and all lawsuits against them, even if frivolous.

Did he actually do this? (all and any, even if frivolous)

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Re:Is billionaire VC Peter Thiel trying to break up Google? by boomlinde on Thursday November 16, 2017 @08:22AM (#15712414)
If he extracts his revenge by helping people that legitimately believe that they had their rights trampled seek justice, is it not a net benefit to society regardless of his personal motives?
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