Like so much in today’s world, this is kinda Peter thiel’s fault.

He bankrolled the Hulk Hogan lawsuit against Gawker as revenge because they reported on him being gay. The judgement forced gawker into bankruptcy where it was scooped up by private equity. The new managers gutted the place and forced the writers and editors to publish clickbait garbage instead of doing journalism.

That’s why Gizmodo looks nothing like what you remember.