Comment on The Guardian have quietly added a paywall

Stereoparallax@sffa.community ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• athos77@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Also, this is for people who've installed the app. For me, installing an app implies a dedication to the site or service. So they've installed the app, read 150 articles, and are reading more than 50 a month? Pay the guys.

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• duncan@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  125 is approximately 4 a day, so it’s really not that much. I suspect a lot are just opening articles (eg, by accidentally swiping sideways) rather than fully reading them too.

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  • Ryumast3r@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I start paying local news after about 1 article per day, and usually more like $20/month not the £10 they’re asking for.

    Pay up or stop expecting them to give you unlimited service for free.

    Hell, I’m paying my local union paper $25/month to support their strike against their corporation and I hardly read their stuff at all.

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  • oderf110@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    pay them

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    • Mane25@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I’d potentially pay someone who is upfront about it, but the Guardian has always said they won’t do that and has introduced this without announcement.

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      • athos77@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        The Guardian says in their notice that access through the web is still free. This is for app access.

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      • wahming@monyet.cc ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        You’re looking at the announcement. Were you expecting a personalised letter?

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• some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’ve been kicking them money for a while now. Only infrequently, but maybe $25 at a time because I appreciate their journalism. This makes me wonder if I’ll donate again. I’m not opposed to paying for content (I have numerous subscriptions). I just feel better about it when things are open and accessible.

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  • LUHG_HANI@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    You’re donating to keep the site free for casual use, not to bank roll them to be unlimited free. This approach the guardian have introduced is absolutely fair use.

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  • ianovic69@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Sometimes I give a bit to Wikipedia, maybe do that instead? It claims to be not for profit but I’ve seen accusations against that. I don’t really know, but I do know I use it quite a lot.

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