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I like this idea of avoiding a paywall with a reason. I read many articles from The Guardian, who use a banner ad to promote their premium subscriptions. Due t
by peterburkimsher 9y ago
I like this idea of avoiding a paywall with a reason.
I read many articles from The Guardian, who use a banner ad to promote their premium subscriptions. Due to my unstable life, I can't commit to regular payments from one bank account in one country for more than a couple of months at the longest.
The Guardian and many other news sites have entire sections dedicated to Bitcoin. But they don't accept it as a payment method.
I emailed their customer feedback, and was pleasantly surprised at the encouraging reply. Their management will be discussing whether to accept Bitcoin as a payment method.
If the news websites start accepting Bitcoin, they'll be more likely to post less sensational articles about it, and the value proposition to the end user becomes more clear (remove ads). The fact that Bitcoin payments aren't traceable encourages factual articles instead of promoting articles that indulge the political opinions of the people funding the news agency.