Re:Google unlocks 33% of publisher paywalls on July 30
by hn_throwaway_99 on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @01:34PM
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I don't have a problem with the content not being available for free. But the publishers want the best of both worlds. They could easily, for example, make all content require a login, but they know that would kill their readership. This idea that they are somehow entitled to know how many times a non-logged in user has visited their site is absurd.
Re:Google unlocks 33% of publisher paywalls on July 30
by kyledrake on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @12:38PM
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As that article points out, that is far more related to Trump being elected (something they played a major role in by helping squash a progressive reform candidate in favor of an institutionalist neoliberal) than to their browser paywall strategy. It says far more about how online media is rewarded for making things worse, a scary lesson I hope not too many people learn.
I don't get news from the NYT and am quite happy continuing to do that regardless of their monetary strategy (and by the way, Google is extremely profitable with free + ads).
Re:Google unlocks 33% of publisher paywalls on July 30
by 52-6F-62 on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @12:47PM
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The starting date is in 2011 when they introduced a metered paywall and has seen an increase yearly. The "Trump effect" was a substantial boost in 2016, but only a part of the overall trend.
Google isn't free.
https://hackernoon.com/how-does-google-earn-money-as-simple-...
https://www.statista.com/chart/3755/digital-subscribers-of-t...
I also have a hard time understanding why it should be free. If you don't want to pay for it, you don't have to pay for it. You also aren't entitled to their for free no more than the writers at the New York Times are entitled to your work for free.