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<\/p>\nAngry Users Delete \u2018HQ Trivia\u2019 App After Trump Supporter Peter Thiel Becomes Major Investor<\/b>
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HQ Trivia, the gaming phenomenon which often attracts more than a million people on their mobile devices to its cash-awarding daily live<\/a> trivia challenges, is facing calls<\/a> for users to delete the app after it was revealed that Trump supporter Peter Thiel is the main investor<\/a> behind a new $15 million round of funding.<\/p>\n Thiel, a billionaire who co-founded PayPal, donated $1.25 million to the Trump campaign through a combination of super PAC donations and funds given directly. Thiel also funded a lawsuit by Hulk Hogan in order to destroy the media company Gawker for outing him.<\/p>\n Thiel,\u00a0who announced he was \u201cproud to be gay\u201d<\/a>\u00a0at the Republican National Convention in 2016, said\u00a0he was confident Trump would expand and not restrict LGBT rights\u00a0<\/a>as president.<\/p>\n Thiel made waves at the RNCC when he publicly endorsed Trump, slammed \u201cfake culture wars\u201d, and said of transgender bathroom rights, \u201cwho cares?\u201d<\/p>\n Said Thiel at the time,\u00a0\u201cI don\u2019t pretend\u00a0to agree with every plank in our party\u2019s platform but fake culture wars only distract us from our country\u2019s decline, and nobody in this campaign is being honest about it but Donald Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n In September 2016, reports circulated\u00a0that Thiel was telling friends\u00a0Trump would\u00a0appoint him to the Supreme Court<\/a>\u00a0if elected president.<\/p>\n Thiel made headlines back in December<\/a> when it was revealed that his venture capital firm is the sole backer of\u00a0Yass<\/a>, a new members-only LGBTQ \u201cco-working space and social club\u201d in San Francisco.<\/p>\n To summarize:<\/p>\n Time to #DeleteHQ<\/a> t.co\/JNhwlCom8u<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Tim Baker @hqtrivia<\/a> everyone hates you now \u2014 Smith&Co Fuuuuck @hqtrivia<\/a> provides a much needed break in the workday but their massive new investment from Peter Thiel is enough to make me #deleteHQ<\/a>. He took away my number one love, Gawker. Fuck that guy<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014 Katie Roscher (@ButtzGalore) February 2, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Dear @hqtrivia<\/a> I will be deleting your app today. I cannot support a business associated with @peterthiel<\/a>. I hope this is simply a failure on your part to due diligence on before accepting his help. #DELETEHQ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 josephcouture (@josephcouture) February 2, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Here’s a trivia question: do I want to keep my HQ Trivia account? The answer is no. #DeleteHQ<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/imiA3Rt2bX<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jordan\u2022Parker\u2022Rae\u2022Jepsen\u2022Bouvier (@jbouvier) February 2, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The post Angry Users Delete \u2018HQ Trivia\u2019 App After Trump Supporter Peter Thiel Becomes Major Investor<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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Peter Thiel is now involved Alleged bad behavior by co-founder towards women<\/a> It’s not fun anymore anyway<\/p>\n![\"\u26c4\"](\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/2.3\/72x72\/26c4.png\")
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You took @peterthiel<\/a> \u2018s dirty blood money ![\"?\"](\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/2.3\/72x72\/1f4b0.png\")
#DeleteHQ<\/a> #GrabYourWallet<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\u2696\"](\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/2.3\/72x72\/2696.png\")
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