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From the article: "Historically, news publications have treated certain subjects very carefully: if you’re rich and [...] litigious, then [...] organizations will have lawyers do a careful review of anything they write about you [...]"

Well, if they would now have to "do a careful review" of everything they write for the fear of vengeful billionaire going after them, nobody would shed a tear.

But obviously that wont be a solution.

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He seems to be saying that vetting info about people who are not known to have enough resources to pursue legal remedy themselves is too large a hardship for journalists to endure. In all of the voluminous writing about this topic this week, I have yet to encounter a single good objection to what Thiel is doing. I'm honestly mystified by why so many people are objecting to this.

There are no good logical or legal arguments that I've heard so far. It's all hand waving furiously.

It's scummy journalists all circling the wagons as they feel one of their own is under attack.

that's why you won't find logical or reasonable arguments from them.

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