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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47932261

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[–] Zikeji@programming.dev 5 points 16 hours ago (4 children)

Not a paywall. This particular article requires a free account to view it.

[–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 hours ago

So they can harvest my data. There is a cost; that's a paywall.

[–] Denvil@piefed.world 15 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Still a "no, I don't want to make a god damn account" wall

[–] Zikeji@programming.dev 4 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Agreed. I don't have an account, I used to look them up on archive.today but since that has its own... Baggage I just settle for not reading the rest lol.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

That's a paywall with extra steps.

[–] Zikeji@programming.dev 2 points 16 hours ago

What are the extra steps? I would think it would be less, no? Paywall would require you to sign up (or login), verify email, select a subscription, enter payment info, subscribe, then go back to read the article. This seems to just be sign up, verify email.

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

I edited my comment