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[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works -3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

paywall screams both money grab and manufactured news

How so? It seems like a basic "money can be exchanged for goods and services" sort of thing and I don't see any connection between it and a source's reliability or lack thereof.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 4 points 5 months ago

Then call it a free market decision. Or caveat emptor. Show me your wares...no? Okay, then.

[–] basmati 1 points 5 months ago

If one of the most 'well funded by billionaire investors' rags needs a paywall to produce goods, those goods are clearly not worth purchasing or otherwise viewing.