[xiaoma]

This article is exactly as objective and as "inciteful" as one would expect given the source.

Gizmodo's parent company, Gawker, outed Thiel for being gay and he later helped fund a lawsuit someone else brought against them (for taking and publishing a recording of a private sexual encounter). That lawsuit put Gawker out of business.

[thirdsun]

I recommend the documentary "Nobody Speak" on Netflix for an overview of how the lawsuit unfolded and why it's so problematic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHow1B32WZw