Gawker killer Peter Thiel may try to buy what's left of Gawker

Peter Thiel may not be done with his revenge quest against Gawker.

The vindictive tech billionaire’s lawyers filed a motion this week arguing that he has been “unfairly excluded” from ongoing bidding for the defunct news site’s archives and brand name, BuzzFeed reported.

The filing would clear the way for a possible sale of Gawker to Thiel, at which point he would be free to scrub any or all of the old articles that remain online, including the infamous 2007 post that outed him as gay and sparked his secret years-long plot to destroy the outlet. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Gawker killer Peter Thiel may try to buy what's left of Gawker