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Re:Response to Google open letter by throwaways885 on Monday August 17, 2020 @07:42AM (#24186258)
Maybe news isn't sustainable in the long run anyway. Independent journalists (who CAN survive on 50k-150k in ad revenue) are the future.
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Re:Response to Google open letter by clouddrover on Monday August 17, 2020 @07:48AM (#24186298)
How? They'll be crushed like bugs by the first lawsuit that comes along.

The only way they'd survive is by producing fawning, uncritical reports, like almost every interview done with movie stars.

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Re:Response to Google open letter by throwaway45349 on Monday August 17, 2020 @09:11AM (#24186868)
As long as the courts are fair, there's no problem here.
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Re:Response to Google open letter by clouddrover on Monday August 17, 2020 @10:58AM (#24187918)
Lawsuits cost money. There's nothing but problems here. You're asking them to go bankrupt.
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