Gawker Media CEO Nick Denton joined Kara Swisher on stage at Vox Media’s Code Conference next to an empty chair — reserved for Peter Thiel, who is involved in a lawsuit against Gawker, who did not attend the conference. The conversation centered around Gawker’s decision to publish a story that noted that Thiel was gay…
via Gawker CEO Nick Denton goes after thin-skinned Silicon Valley billionaires — TechCrunch
Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, said today on stage at Vox Media’s Code Conference that Peter Thiel would remain on the company’s board of directors despite the controversy surround his involvement in a lawsuit against Gawker. It was revealed that Thiel was backing Hulk Hogan in a lawsuit against Gawker that’s raised questions…
via Sheryl Sandberg: Peter Thiel will remain on the Facebook board — TechCrunch
According to a Forbes report published last night, billionaire investor Peter Thiel has been quietly funding the case that Hulk Hogan (whose real name is Terry Bollea) has brought against the online news organization Gawker. Bollea has won for now, too. A Florida jury awarded Bollea $140 million in March over a sex tape that Gawker published in 2012.…
via For Peter Thiel, revenge on Gawker may have been a dish best served cold — TechCrunch
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