"Hey guys let's threaten one of the most powerful, shrewd businessman on the planet who has more money than God"
Well, rest in peace, hope Bezos doesn't launch them into space.
Jeff Bezos Accuses National Enquirer of Blackmail
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#62Peter Thiel (worth 2.5b) destroyed Gawker with a contribution of 10m to Hulk Hogan's legal fund. If Bezos contributed a similar proportion of his fortune (112b), he would be contributing 448m. Not only is the National Enquirer about to be in the shitfight of its life, but every single other lawsuit it's going to be facing will be armed to the teeth with amazing legal talent. Couldn't have happened to nicer people.
Not sure that billionaires destroying media outlets is something to be cheered on.
Because the billionaire is not destroying anything. He is requesting that the government, the entity charged with protecting citizens from criminals, notices and prosecutes a crime.
The prosecution of companies and individuals for the breaking of just laws is something to cheer
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#63Blogspam; primary source is https://medium.com/@jeffreypbezos/no-thank-you-mr-pecker-146... , discussion https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19109474 .
A New York Times article is not "blogspam".
Usually not, but this one surely is. It's 90% direct quotes and paraphrase from the primary source, adding nothing of value; and it elides the incredibly relevant letters exchanged between Bezos et al and AMI.
I think it's a pretty great example of how to blogspam and it's somewhat tragic that the NYT is resorting to blogspam for clicks.
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#65Earlier quoted context omitted.
It worked swimmingly for Gawker.
Gawker never tried to extort Thiel, they just published their story. Nor did they have a history on sealing or using these stories as leverage. Pretty well summaries in the 1st third: > “Of course I don’t want personal photos published, but I also won’t participate in their well-known practice of blackmail, political favors, political attacks and corruption,” Mr. Bezos wrote of A.M.I., explaining why he had decided t…
That may have been what gained them their enemy, but what actually destroyed them was what they did to Hulk Hogan -- they did what the National Enquirer is currently only threatening to do.
Re: Jeff Bezos Accuses National Enquirer of Blackmail
#66Peter Thiel (worth 2.5b) destroyed Gawker with a contribution of 10m to Hulk Hogan's legal fund. If Bezos contributed a similar proportion of his fortune (112b), he would be contributing 448m. Not only is the National Enquirer about to be in the shitfight of its life, but every single other lawsuit it's going to be facing will be armed to the teeth with amazing legal talent. Couldn't have happened to nicer people.
Here's the cherry on top: https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1093654471157170177
AMI probably just broke their non-prosecution agreement with the SDNY
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#67Earlier quoted context omitted.
cool legal system we have where you can literally pay to win
What Gawker did to Hulk Hogan was illegal and unethical. And when they were told to take the video down by a judge they refused to do so. Gawker lost because they were in the wrong and were destroyed because they refused to just take the L
Its OK the celebrate the ends while also criticizing the morality of the means
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#68Earlier quoted context omitted.
Where would you post it if you were him?
>Where would you post it if you were him? Wherever he wants! Anyone will publish his editorial, from the Washington Post to the National Enquirer. well maybe not the national enquirer.
That implies bias. Medium is neutral.
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#69Looks like David Pecker just lost his Prime membership. Enjoy a lifetime of 14 day shipping, bro.
It's amusing to imagine an internal "Bezos shit list" at Amazon, where being on this list causes everything you order get flagged and delayed/mispacked/etc.
Oh god, can you imagine if you consistently got your orders fulfilled by the scam/knockoff providers? Being absurdly rich, yet everything you own is cheaply made and you have no clue why.
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#70To modify a quote from The Dark Knight: "Let me get this straight, you think one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in the world, who owns the Washington Post and pays out of his own pocket to send rockets to space, won't stand up for himself so your plan is to blackmail this person? Good Luck
Same thing I was thinking. That said, I hate the National Enquirer and I am praying this leads to their destruction. On a tangentially related note I also believe there ought to be laws restricting paparazzi from harassing people. I think it's awful every time I see someone trying to walk down the street or out of a hospital or courthouse and swarmed by cameras that won't leave them alone even in moments of grief. Th…
Regulation is required.
Otherwise destroying 1 paparazzi or 1 tabloid will make another 5 pop up in their place.