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[–] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] massive_bereavement@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The guardian doesn't have a paywall

[–] tomcatt360@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Maybe not, but it still shows this: A screenshot of the Guardian's website with a pop up asking for an optional donation, with the monthly option selected by default.

[–] massive_bereavement@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's not a paywall. A paywall is basically a mechanism that locks content if you don't pay.

[–] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago

I should have called it a pay hedge.

[–] tomcatt360@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My main complaint is that the message is so big, and that it covers so much of the screen.

Edit: I forgot to mention that I dislike sites suggesting a monthly donation my default.

[–] BB69@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago
[–] DM_Me_Boobs@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They do after you read a few articles.

[–] massive_bereavement@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No they do not, subscription/registration is optional to people that can read.