The subject here is a very public figure, as the article amply demonstrates.
Re:Silicon Valley’s Safe Space
by lliamander on Saturday February 13, 2021 @04:05PM
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"Very" is hardly the word I would use. Not to the same level as a politician, for example. And certainly wasn't a public figure under his real name.
You seem to be under the impression that journalists are under no obligation with regard to how their reporting impacts their subjects, even when that subject is not a public figure per se. I'm pretty sure that's something that even most journalists (at least those working at relatively prestigious institutions) would disagree with.
Again, you are justifying Gawker-style journalism, which is pretty atrocious and doesn't serve to create a better informed public.