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I Pay for News; Why Do I Still See Intrusive Ads? (2017)

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Re: I Pay for News; Why Do I Still See Intrusive Ads? (2017)

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Post by Godel_unicode » Tue, Oct 16, 2018, 8:55 PM UTC

gjs278 wrote: post #188

Godel_unicode wrote: post #89

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Surely you realize this is incorrect, considering that the Times makes on the order of $200 million/year in online ad revenue.

if you don't click the ads, they barely make anything

Hypothetically if people didn't click ads, then yes that would be true. But they do, so it's immaterial.

Re: I Pay for News; Why Do I Still See Intrusive Ads? (2017)

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Post by Godel_unicode » Tue, Oct 16, 2018, 8:57 PM UTC

bradleyjg wrote: post #161

Godel_unicode wrote: post #158

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No. The times only allows readers to read 5 articles before signing up, meaning they're effectively subscribers only.

As I understand it there are a whole lot of leaks in that paywall. In fact, doesn't HN have a built in workaround?

This argument is getting really tired, it's true of literally every service online. Yes there are loopholes, no they don't matter. The barrier is just high enough that a great many people just pay up.

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