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Does someone have a non region-locked link?
by ntnn 8y ago
Does someone have a non region-locked link?
- Firerouge 8y agohttps://outline.com/Adhn2h https://outline.com/Adhn2h Lots of news websites seem to think they can't function without tracking readers. I wonder how they got by when street corner newsstand were the only way to get views.
- HumanDrivenDev 8y agoI wonder how they got by when street corner newsstand were the only way to get views. They got by because people paid them money to buy the newspaper.
- martimarkov 8y agoHow about the free newspapers in the underground? They serve ads but don’t track you.
- Retric 8y agoNot really, newspapers made most of their money from advertising. You still see people handing out free newspapers in cities, but the advertising is worth more when someone pays for the paper as it’s assumed someone is going to read it vs using it as a free stack of paper. EX: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Express_(Washington,_D.C._newspaper) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Express_(Washington,_D.C._ne...
- HumanDrivenDev 8y agoWell here's the fantastic thing about newspapers and newspaper websites - you have the option of not buying them, and not visiting them. It's much nicer for the rest of us if you exercise those rights rather than complaining.
- HumanDrivenDev 8y agohttps://www.choice.com.au/electronics-and-technology/internet/internet-privacy-and-safety/articles/bypass-geo-blocking https://www.choice.com.au/electronics-and-technology/interne... Here's a good, fairly non-technical guide on things you can do to avoid geoblocking. It's targeted at Australian shoppers but would also be relevant to Europeans wanting to access international websites.