Wrestling with Hulk Hogan’s Litigation Legacy for Online Journalism

Dr. Clay Calvert of the American Enterprise Institute writes that Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit against Gawker, bankrolled by Peter Thiel, continues to shape debates about privacy, press freedom, and the role of third party funding, with the case viewed either as justified pushback against invasive online journalism or a template for wealthy funders to use proxy plaintiffs to pressure and potentially silence media outlets.

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