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Re:Turn off tracking protection to resolve “video is current... by johnchristopher on Saturday September 29, 2018 @04:08PM (#18102515)
Their site, their rules. Just like you can't read some forums unless you registered.
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Re:Turn off tracking protection to resolve “video is current... by saagarjha on Saturday September 29, 2018 @04:12PM (#18102537)
I’m assuming that this is paid access, right? Does the signup process mention this “hidden fee”?
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Re:Turn off tracking protection to resolve “video is current... by eslaught on Saturday September 29, 2018 @04:29PM (#18102621)
There are two levels. One has ads. One doesn't. Presumably they're doing this to force their ad-viewing users to actually watch the ads.
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Re:Turn off tracking protection to resolve “video is current... by johnchristopher on Sunday September 30, 2018 @12:37PM (#18106866)
Even though, paid printed newspapers have ads so I am not sure we should expect a paid subscription to be ad-free. But again I wouldn't like those ads to track me across other medias.
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