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The satirical news site The Onion and a company associated with Jones are fighting for control of his platform after the conspiracy theorist declared bankruptcy.
The late-night ruling left the future of Jones’ empire in question.
Bankruptcy judge Christopher Lopez said he had problems with the auction process, in which bids were submitted secretly.
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The satirical news website plans to turn the right-wing conspiracy haven into “a parody of itself.”
The tech giant says it’s taking action to crack down on the wacky results.
The company that bought the iconic satirical website shares a name with one featured in a book written by former Onion editors.
Weeks after dumping Deadspin, the rapidly shrinking media company sold off two more brands and is shopping around the popular satire site The Onion.
Michael Eisen said that the satirical site had greater “moral clarity” than academic institution leaders.
Univision confirms in a terse email to staff that it is selling Onion Inc. and Gizmodo Media Group.
Univision aims to cut 15 percent of staff at Onion Inc., the network of storied satirical and cultural news sites the company oversees.