I started to notice that more sites are turning into paywalls, and I don’t like that and would prefer ads over subscriptions.

I am curious, what does the general community think about that?

      • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        4·
        6 hours ago

        You realize that if newspapers offered a federated service (pay once, you get them all), they’d make money hand over fist?

        But noooo…each newspaper wants you to pay.

        I’d pay upwards of $20 a month if that guaranteed me access to the major newspapers (NYT, WaPo, LA Times, etc.) and my local one with one subscription.

        • Catoblepas
          5·
          6 hours ago

          Your local library might give you free digital access to most (or all) of those, if you haven’t checked.

        • athairmor@lemmy.world
          5·
          6 hours ago

          I’m not saying it’s a bad idea but it’s interesting how similar that is to cable TV.

          Of course, cable TV was largely ad-free at first then you ended up paying for it and getting ads.