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comment by zebra2

If there's one thing you can rely on from Gawker, it's that they'll be shitty.





kleinbl00  ·  3339 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    The statement concluded: “Building a bot that attempts to spread hate through #MakeItHappy is a perfect example of the pervasive online negativity Coca-Cola wanted to address with this campaign.”

Yup.

    “I’m frankly ashamed of how poorly we’ve dealt with this issue during my tenure as CEO. It’s absurd. There’s no excuse for it. I take full responsibility for not being more aggressive on this front. It’s nobody else’s fault but mine, and it’s embarrassing.

    “We’re going to start kicking these people off right and left and making sure that when they issue their ridiculous attacks, nobody hears them.”

If ever there were a time to ban Gawker from Twitter, that time is now.

mk  ·  3339 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Before Costolo starts, he better have it clear in his mind where he is going to stop. People are going to try to pull Twitter into dangerous territory, and he needs a litmus test.

user-inactivated  ·  3339 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Oh GOD let Twitter ban Gawker, I need this in my life and I already just baked a batch of peanut butter cookies to snack on for the drama that would follow.

Also fuck Gawker

Cumol  ·  3339 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I am going to be that guy... Could somebody tell me why Gawker is bad?

All I know about Gawker is that Lifehacker is written by them, and I read Lifehacked for 1-2 years.

zebra2  ·  3338 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Check out the controversy section on their Gizmodo blog, which is easily the worst offender of Gawker. Jason Chen even earned an FBI raid of his house in the apple case. They've done enough to ruffle feathers from their sponsors at times. Their blogs are also staffed by immature idiots that want to stir up controversy facts be damned. Basically they embody everything that is wrong with the blogosphere. They act like a pack of hooligans that bully and abuse people, make stories out of it, then act like it's not their fault when they're called-out on it. They're the antithesis of professionalism and it's outrageous.

kingmudsy  ·  3338 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I remember when the whole celebrity leak thing happened earlier this year, they tried to do the whole "Stand by them in solidarity" thing, which was great! But it went against everything they've ever stood for, and they got quite a bit of flack for it. They've posted other celebrity nude leaks, and also refused to take them down for "Journalistic integrity," or something like that...It really ruined my perception of them, since it was one of the first times they'd ever been on my radar.

user-inactivated  ·  3336 days ago  ·  link  ·  

We can start with Nick Denton saying that you and I should have our privacy invaded.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/gawkers-nick-denton-explains-why-526548

We can continue with the leaking of all the firearm owners in NYC, including domestic violence victims hiding from their abusers.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-01-09/gawker-posts-list-of-new-york-gun-owners

Gawker profits off of creating drama, and it does not matter who the target is. Think of 4chan, but with real power and reach. They do it for the "lulz."