The Businessman Who Helped Peter Thiel Kill Gawker Wanted to Save Journalism. Then His Site Went Dark. ^36.5%

The Intercept - By Tekendra Parmar - 6/29/2026, 9:35 AM

Biased Writer Voice 33.4% - Negativity Bias 29.5% - Appeal to Emotion 20.4%

Aron D’Souza, the brainchild behind the lawsuit to kill Gawker Media, says he wants to fix journalism. To that end, in the spring he launched a platform that he described as a “private AI tribunal” to adjudicate the veracity of media claims. “Today, anyone can publish allegations. Almost no one can afford to challenge them. Objection... more