Techdirt Podcast Episode 410: Murder The Truth
from the slapped-around dept
At long last, we’ve got a fresh new original episode for you! This week, Mike is joined by David Enrich, business investigations editor for the New York Times, to discuss his new book Murder The Truth, all about the abuse of defamation laws to silence journalists and discourage critical reporting of the rich and powerful.
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Comments on “Techdirt Podcast Episode 410: Murder The Truth”
Gawker was *not* Innocent
I’m sorry, but any time people gloss over what Gawker actually did to find themselves in court, and what they said during the court proceedings, I can’t help but groan.
Gawker posted a sex tape without consent and refused to take it down after a court order was given to take it down. One of the guys from Gawker said some vile shit on the stand about how they’d be fine running tapes of a minor. Gawker as a company kept leaning on the idea that nobody had enough cash or energy to take a case to its full conclusion to stop their tabloid bullshit.
Journalists and 1A advocates choosing Gawker as a Freedom Of The Press hill to plant their flag on is constantly baffling and disappointing.
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In reality, Gawker was in court because one of the most corrupt billionaires in the world, Peter Thiel, got butthurt and funded multiple
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Gawker showed the whole footage of a stolen sex tape without the consent of those in it. They defied a court order to take it down. They played fast and loose as press shock jocks and got burned for it. I think the world is a better place without Gawker, and I can think that while also hating Peter Thiel and everything else he’s done.
First amendment of the constitution and AI on social media.(John Kerry at the WEF!
A Conversation with John Kerry: Diplomacy in an Era of Disruption at the WEF. You will also see Bill Gates…….
Look at the WEF with Kerry and Gates who would like to amend the 1st amendment….and put an AI program for the social media……