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Ryan Holiday on Conspiracy, Gawker, and the Hulk Hogan Trial

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Peter Thiel's Reaction to the Gawker Report

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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