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WaPo Oped https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/10/29/why-whatsapp-is-pushing-back-nso-group-hacking/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/10/29/

• teh_klev 7y ago
  Paywall.
  • tedivm 7y ago
    Just open it in incognito mode to bypass the paywall.
    • eli 7y ago
      Or pay for it
      • tyingq 7y ago
        That doesn't scale terribly well for urls shared in a public space. How many subscriptions do I need? WaPo, NYT, Guardian, Financial Times, Medium, Boston Globe, LA Times, Scientific American, GQ, Epicurios, etc. Those folks should get together and offer a shared subscription model.
        • eli 7y ago
          The economics have never really worked for a shared subscription model despite many attempts. Apple News+ is the most recent example. So, yeah, if you regularly read more than the free allocation for each of those publications in a month, you should consider paying for them. Which ones you "need" is your call.
          • tyingq 7y ago
            I get that it's maybe unsolvable. But in the narrow space of sharing urls on HN, downvoting complaints about paywalls feels silly to me. They made their own bed, they can lie in it. I actively work around paywalls, and have ZERO guilt about it. Your business model failed, and I give zero shits. I want to know what's happening, and am willing to pay $10/month to to fix that across ALL of you that were affected. If you can't solve it entirely, I don't care. Take my $10/month, split it, and shut up or quit bitching.
            • kick 7y ago
              'eli runs a media company and has marketing copy in their HN bio; it's very unlikely they're commenting in good faith.
              • tyingq 7y ago
                Ahh, yeah...thanks for the context. To me, if you have an aggresive paywall, then public moaning about globally sharing your useless urls is expected. Deal with it. The complainers and workarounders aren't the core problem. Attention @dang and other HN admin people, this is a constant annoyance. It's time to deal with it. I totally get your position, and your limitations, but it happens EVERY DAY. It is NOT going away, and it's getting worse. It is very clearly making HN less useful. Is there someone more infutiential than me that could post an "Ask HN" thread that people might rally around? Feeling enflamed, but not particularly influential. Alternatively, is there a way for me to msg @dang personally? (mentioned specifically because I personally applaud and respect his past history and responses)
                • tyingq 7y ago
                  Not expecting it to gain traction, but what I wish HN was paying attention to: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21393799 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21393799 Paywalls are honestly hurting HN, every day...really.
                  • tyingq 7y ago
  • tyingq 7y ago
    https://outline.com/8TFYuj https://outline.com/8TFYuj (Put the URL in bitly then submit to outline)