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Re:Bypass Paywalls: a browser extension to help bypass paywa... by z3c0 on Friday March 04, 2022 @03:21PM (#30559960)
Fair enough, but I often wonder if this new arrangement in the availability of quality information will cause any problems for the lower class. A lot of political rhetoric does gear itself towards the poor, after all.
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Re:Bypass Paywalls: a browser extension to help bypass paywa... by another_poster on Friday March 04, 2022 @05:20PM (#30561381)
Agreed, I think it’s currently causing problems in the US.

In theory public media like PBS and NPR should address the gap, but those organizations tend to depend on donations from the wealthy, so their coverage skews towards their interests and conversational style.

I think the government should provide newspaper subscription vouchers to the poor.

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