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It's so they can spot people reading more than 5 articles a month, which is their "free quota" before they hit you with the pay wall, if i recall correctly.
by datenhorst 7y ago
It's so they can spot people reading more than 5 articles a month, which is their "free quota" before they hit you with the pay wall, if i recall correctly.
- baud147258 7y agoIt's 5 articles time the number of installed browsers on your computer; at least it's what I do when I hit the paywall.
- manfredo 7y agoOr just clear cookies after 5 articles.