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Re:Scroll: Ad-free subscription for news sites by Deimorz on Saturday February 22, 2020 @04:46PM (#22393549)
I mentioned this in my separate top-level reply, but Scroll doesn't include getting you past paywalls: https://intercom.help/scroll/en/articles/3344875-does-scroll...
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Re:Scroll: Ad-free subscription for news sites by ericd on Saturday February 22, 2020 @05:17PM (#22393701)
Ah thanks, that's a rough blow for this idea.

I worry that this idea won't work until

- Someone can prove that the increase in number of paid subscribers will offset the decrease in $/sub, and...

- The subscription company is effectively owned by the big news orgs, so that they feel comfortable effectively handing over control of their subscriber base. Similar to how Hulu was started as a partnership between a few big media companies.

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