Great article. Kind of funny to see him so confident about the appeal now we know he lost. Thing is:  “My problem with this Hulk Hogan trial—I think we should absolutely be held to account. I think it’s actually much more productive for the media—for words and pictures, for speech to regulate speech—to hold each other accountable, for our readers to hold us accountable, rather than a sometimes cumbersome court system.” Denton addressed a number of other issues related to the case as well. Asked if the legal defeat could be ruinous for the company, Denton replied, “Many things in life happen.” He added, “If we had to pay $140 million, then I think there are very few media companies could afford that.” Denton also touched on Gawker’s relationship with readers, and the acerbic, pugnacious reporting style for which it is known. “I think people still like sensational stories, interesting stories, as much as they ever did,” he remarked.  He's a bell-end, but I agree with him, the base cause of the issue isn't Denton, it's the readers. There's alot of people out there who are perfectly happy to tuttut when some female celebrity's cellphone gets hacked, but consider it fair game when it happens to a man. That's not going to change because of some court order, and having governments control what people say is dangerous. I don't think anyone really cares about a shithead like Denton, even his readers, but that's exactly what the thin end of a wedge looks like. Plus, it's ultimately ineffective. The internet is international, and they can just relocate to somewhere that doesn't give a shit and would be happy to look the other way for some taxes.