Gawker published Peter Thiel's personal details in 2011. The Silicon Valley billionaire was upset by the article, but did nothing about it for four years. He eventually hired a mob attorney to help him explore his options and find out he wasn't technically breaking any laws. "I believe there was both sort of an outrage and a despair," says Denton.

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