Re:Twelve Days in Xinjiang: How China’s Surveillance State O...
by vixen99 on Thursday December 21, 2017 @09:29AM
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Presumably publications like the WSJ know about these bypasses and tolerate them unlike the The UK Daily Telegraph which doesn't for its 'premium' articles. However how is using them on a regular basis not fraudulent?
Re:Twelve Days in Xinjiang: How China’s Surveillance State O...
by thg on Friday December 22, 2017 @04:17AM
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If I were a regular WSJ reader, I'd subscribe, but I'm only reading the occasional WSJ article that's linked here on HN. Having the Add-On bypass it is more convenient than using the FB redirect snipplet and that's about it. If the WSJ doesn't want any non-subscribers to read their articles, then it's on them not to provide exceptions (FB referrer).
For me, it boils down to reading between 1-3 WSJ articles a month by bypassing the paywall or reading none at all if they don't allow me to, since I don't consider the consumption worth the price (which includes handing over data to a US corporation) I'd have to pay. That money is better spent on a local news outlet that provides me with news I consider more relevant to myself.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/bypasspaywall...