Its not being "gamed" by the right, its owned by billionaires who want to push the viewpoint of the right. The fact that the verge isn't reporting that shows they're one of the MSM outlets gaslighting readers into thinking news isn't serving the right.

the new york times did a special on fentynal kitches what was proved to be false; they manufacture consent just like fox new does and have no credibility to blow.

Why does The Verge think the NYT is being gamed? The NYT is in on the game. This isn’t an issue of competency. The owners know what they’re doing.

Again and again, when the Times attempts its false balance — trying to make Republicans sound less unhinged than they actually are — it results in bad journalism. It is the same problem social media platforms have encountered in moderation: removing misinformation and deplatforming bad actors means removing and deplatforming more Republicans. Eventually, using the excuse of “fairness,” social media companies gave up.

The Verge also cites this Politico article on how the right actively worked to discredit Claudine Gay. From Politico:

When you put those three elements together — narrative, financial and political pressure — and you squeeze hard enough, you see the results that we got today, which was the resignation of America’s most powerful academic leader.

Lordy, how I wish truth and logic was sufficient to fight lies and crazy.

It seems we are looking at a near systemic collapse of truth-telling in classic media.

That the NYT is carrying water for a russian asset in the white house says more than what they are printing specifically at any given moment.

If they keep getting gamed by the right, umm, maybe they are just rightwing transphobes?

They are neoliberals, which is basically center-right. They aren't being gamed, that's their stance.

The New York Times is Right Wing.

Nearly all corporate media is.

I don't like having to defend the Times, but the rumor is that they rushed this story out before Christopher Rufo could break the news (with what would almost certainly be a right-wing spin).

I doubt the Times would ever admit to publishing a story with the goal of hindering the formation of a right-wing narrative but in this case if they did, it might have been the right call as opposed to waiting for Rufo and publishing a "fact check" of his reporting later.