I started to notice that more sites are turning into paywalls, and I don’t like that and would prefer ads over subscriptions.

I am curious, what does the general community think about that?

  • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 month ago

    You realize that if newspapers offered a federated service (pay once, you get them all), they’d make money hand over fist?

    But noooo…each newspaper wants you to pay.

    I’d pay upwards of $20 a month if that guaranteed me access to the major newspapers (NYT, WaPo, LA Times, etc.) and my local one with one subscription.

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      1 month ago

      I’m not saying it’s a bad idea but it’s interesting how similar that is to cable TV.

      Of course, cable TV was largely ad-free at first then you ended up paying for it and getting ads.