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"At the point where you want to read one, you are presented with a Buy now with 1-click button. Clicking it does just what it says, and suddenly, instead of bei
by Kenji 11y ago
"At the point where you want to read one, you are presented with a Buy now with 1-click button. Clicking it does just what it says, and suddenly, instead of being denied access to that book’s content, you can read it."
What a recipe for disaster. Anyone who has ever downloaded something knows how confusing and difficult it is to press the right button (instead of some ad or virus or whatever). The idea that one single click could reveal my identity to the site owner AND wire my money to them is truly frightening.
- saint_fiasco 11y agoIn the articles' vision of utopia, people pay for downloading things, so putting misleading ads not only becomes unnecessary, but actually harmful for the content provider's bottom line.