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[Dandy Lyin]

As long as he buries Kotaku, I am fine with it... I really dislike that site.

You could just not read Kotaku.

 

[Quonny]

Patrick and Jason to Giantbomb.

The cycle is complete.

 

[SlipperyFishes]

As I said earlier this is really shitty news, but saw this on Twitter and, well

 

[DeepEnigma]

We will not be silenced. We will continue to post people's home videos of them fucking without their consent! Rwarrr! Supah Hero!

 

[funkystudent]

We will not be silenced. We will continue to post people's home videos of them fucking without their consent! Rwarrr! Supah Hero!

"Freedom of the Press" means we can do whatever the fuck we want without consequence!

 

[Arkam]

well yeah. everyone is going to miss the forrest for the trees because it's fun. and we're going to continue to let asshole libertarian billionaires do whatever the fuck they want. and I'm not just talking about this forum.

Why does the guys political affinity matter?

 

[oneofthose]

Hope kotaku is dead terrible site, spreads alot of bs.

 

[SlipperyFishes]

Hope kotaku is dead terrible site, spreads alot of bs.

Such as? It sounds like you never read Kotaku a day in your life.

 

[Tye The Czar]

Hope kotaku is dead terrible site, spreads alot of bs.

Liiiike, what?

 

[HDNA]

Life Hacker should not get into this mess, it is/was the best one from gawker.

 

[Nomadic Sparks]

i'm gonna sue you for eye injury because of how hard I just rolled them into the back of my head.

everything is political. your insistence on avoiding politics is a political statement.

Kotaku employs marginalized people, their mere existence/their rights as humans is a bone of contention for most libertarians/ conservatives. So why shouldn't they be able to comment pop culture and video games??

 

[Nomadic Sparks]

Why does the guys political affinity matter?

It means a lot.

It's the difference between having a license to act callously and being told to shut up and being accused of being the P.C police.

 

[Timeaisis]

It feels like Ziff Davis owns everything.

 

[L Thammy]

This is horrible. Now when I publicly out people, I have to worry about them suing me. That's not what freedom is about.

(Note: I feel like I have to point that out that this is not a serious comment, because a lot of similar posts seem to be.)

 

[Arkam]

It means a lot.

It's the difference between having a license to act callously and being told to shut up and being accused of being the P.C police.

Could you please expand (if you dont mind). I think i hear what you are saying but want to be sure.

 

[Schrödinger's cat]

Life Hacker should not get into this mess, it is/was the best one from gawker.

The first casualty of war is innocence.

But, yes, Life Hacker has always been amazing.

 

[Nomadic Sparks]

All silicon valley techbros think they're John Galt and they're more evolved then the plebians who infest the internet.

They view the law and justice system as a rather hilarious elaborate joke.

 

[Corronchilejano]

Hope kotaku is dead terrible site, spreads alot of bs.

oneofthose
Junior Member

Dem literal usernames.

I dislike certain websites as much as the next guy but it's not like anyone there is doing anything illegal or unethical. These people have families and themselves to feed.

 

[Skux]

Wow, Hulk is really that petty.

If petty means getting justice for the people who leaked your sex tape without your consent, I'd be petty too.

I dislike certain websites as much as the next guy but it's not like anyone there is doing anything illegal or unethical. These people have families and themselves to feed.

Uh, doing illegal and unethical things is exactly why they're in this position.

 

[Saucycarpdog]

Kotaku article been posted yet?

http://kotaku.com/a-note-to-readers-1781773021

The news is out that Gawker Media, our parent company, is up for sale as part of a filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This was due to an unprecedented legal assault financed in secret by Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel. What does that mean for Kotaku? Thankfully, not much. We aren’t going anywhere.

 

[Arkam]

All silicon valley techbros think they're John Galt and they're more evolved then the plebians who infest the internet.

They view the law and justice system as a rather hilarious elaborate joke.

Not a huge fan of that wide brush you are painting with but that is my problem. I do however agree that a good amount of people view the "system" that way.

 

[Corronchilejano]

Kotaku article been posted yet?

http://kotaku.com/a-note-to-readers-1781773021

That means covering E3 next week, reporting about gaming culture in the months to come and, of course, writing the best possible review of Half-Life 3 when it finally comes out.

Kotaku may survive the bankruptcy, but it won't survive the heat death of the universe.

Uh, doing illegal and unethical things is exactly why they're in this position.

Gawker, not Kotaku.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

All silicon valley techbros think they're John Galt and they're more evolved then the plebians who infest the internet.

They view the law and justice system as a rather hilarious elaborate joke.

This is literally describing the people who head Gawker.

 

[Falchion]

I feel bad for the Kotaku folks that had nothing to do with it. Hopefully the can continue doing what they do.

 

[Sesha]

First the GameTrailers archives, now Gawker. IGN becoming a gaming media monopoly in the future?

 

[Patrick Klepek]

Thanks for the support. We'll be OK!

 

[D4Danger]

Kotaku article been posted yet?

http://kotaku.com/a-note-to-readers-1781773021

could this statement be any more disingenuous.

 

[Harusame]

I feel quite sorry for the Kotaku and Jalopnik team. Hopefully things work out for them. Secondly, I wonder what will happen to TAY and AniTAY sections...

 

[Aselith]

Ummm, there's a poll option missing...

 

[Arkam]

could this statement be any more disingenuous.

Yea that first paragraph will not make them many friends.

 

[Dennis]

Kotaku article been posted yet?

http://kotaku.com/a-note-to-readers-1781773021

This was due to an unprecedented legal assault financed in secret by Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel.

Wow OK, so the actions of Gawker is not behind the bankruptcy? The judge and jury just decided to do the bidding of some guy from Silicon Valley for no reason whatsoever.

Way to wipe out credibility, Stephen Totilo.

 

[Aselith]

So, you can file for bankruptcy and sell the company to avoid paying judgments? Seems kinda weird, I would think the capital made from the sale should go to the party that got the judgment.

 

[Makonero]

Wow OK, so the actions of Gawker is not behind the bankruptcy? The judge and jury just decided to do the bidding of some guy from Silicon Valley for no reason whatsoever.

Way to wipe out credibility, Stephen Totilo.

Yes, we all criticize our bosses publicly in notices about ongoing legal matters. That's the sensible approach.

 

[Dennis]

Yes, we all criticize our bosses publicly in notices about ongoing legal matters. That's the sensible approach.

He could have made a neutral statement.

Instead he choose to stand behind Gawker. OK, then I assume Kotaku has no moral problems with what Gawker has been doing.

 

[xblarcade]

So, you can file for bankruptcy and sell the company to avoid paying judgments? Seems kinda weird, I would think the capital made from the sale should go to the party that got the judgment.

It does

 

[joms5]

This was due to an unprecedented legal assault financed in secret by Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel.

Right because leaking an intimate video of someone had nothing to do with it. What an asshole. Clearly been drinking the Gawker Kool Aid.

I wasn't before, but now i'm glad he's going to lose his job.

 

[Jeffrey]

Thanks for the support. We'll be OK!

Scoops. Game Scoop.

checks out.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

Yes, we all criticize our bosses publicly in notices about ongoing legal matters. That's the sensible approach.

No one asked for criticism.

Spoiler

Although, I dunno, you'd hope that someday the people who have worked for Gawker will stand up against the scum who run and work for the company.

 

[Makonero]

He could have made a neutral statement.

Instead he choose to stand behind Gawker. OK, then I assume Kotaku has no moral problems with what Gawker has been doing.

Even if he does personally, he's not going to put that out there. C'mon.

 

[Dennis]

People should read up on what Gawker did to that Conde Nast executive.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

People should read up on what Gawker did to that Conde Nast executive.

Clearly that was an invasion of privacy in the public interest!

 

[Aselith]

It does

Ah gotcha, so they would be saying like "we can't pay that whole thing!" and then they sell it for what they can and pay that much. That makes sense now.

 

[jello44]

Clearly that was an invasion of privacy in the public interest!

Yeah, I mean we all gotta know who's on the DL, because REASONS*.

*so we get clicks

 

[Riposte]

Wow OK, so the actions of Gawker is not behind the bankruptcy? The judge and jury just decided to do the bidding of some guy from Silicon Valley for no reason whatsoever.

Way to wipe out credibility, Stephen Totilo.

For all the pity begging, they remain completely silent or unapologetic and supportive on the matter. Every corporation has good people working in it, and some of them don't even stay on message when that corporation does something horrible enough to earn itself destructive consequences through the legal system.

The first amendment concerns seem to be reaching, at best.

 

[Draxal]

People should read up on what Gawker did to that Conde Nast executive.

Scary thing about the Conde situation was that Denton was the reasonable person in that fiasco.

 

[ClosingADoor]

Kotaku article been posted yet?

http://kotaku.com/a-note-to-readers-1781773021

Huh...

This was due to an unprecedented legal assault financed in secret by Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel.

Why put something like that in? How about you just accept your parent company screwed up and should have followed court orders from the start instead of doing some bullshit.

 

[UrbanDandy]

Hogan had some help from Peter. That handicap tag team.

 

[Whompa02]

could this statement be any more disingenuous.

Exactly what I was thinking...

 

[GDJustin]

I am trying to imagine what an IGN owned Kotaku would look like though....they'd probably just merge it into IGN and kill it eventually like 1Up.

1up.com continued to operate as an independent website until the day it was shuttered.

 

[Mooreberg]

Cause and effect. Gawker could have elected to not be vile and reprehensible at any point since 2007. They just kept handing out baseballs for people to aim at the dunk tank.