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Re:Mozilla hit with takedown request for anti-paywall addons by bitpush on Sunday December 02, 2018 @01:41PM (#18583710)
How is that bait and switch? Their content, their rules.

Its like saying some people get Nike shoes for free in exchange for a review. And when I ask for it, or even take it, they have a problem with it.

I think with physical goods we have an innate understanding of what constitutes as theft. Just because the distribution cost is zero doesn't make digital costs free-for-all.

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Re:Mozilla hit with takedown request for anti-paywall addons by naner on Sunday December 02, 2018 @09:12PM (#18585895)
It is a strained metaphor. What I was trying to say is that clicking on a search result and getting a paywall instead of the content alluded to on the search page is not expected behavior to the end user.
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Re:Mozilla hit with takedown request for anti-paywall addons by Mirioron on Monday December 03, 2018 @12:35AM (#18586569)
Do you think Google might start removing or lowering the priorities of sites like this in search results?
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Re:Mozilla hit with takedown request for anti-paywall addons by throwawaywhynot on Monday December 03, 2018 @02:06AM (#18586894)
they should if it's even possible. They knowingly allow web crawlers to index their sites
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