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All these 'extra crunch' articles seem very high quality, but it's beyond annoying that I haven't been able to ready any of them. I understand why services lik

All these 'extra crunch' articles seem very high quality, but it's beyond annoying that I haven't been able to ready any of them. I understand why services like Netflix are only available in some countries, but an online publication? That's just crazy. Take my money already!

Jugurtha 7y ago
I'm curous. I'm from one country that gets a "Sorry, a potential security risk was detected in your submitted request. The Webmaster has been alerted." when visiting senate.gov, but I can nevertheless visit techcrunch.com without a problem. Have you tried clearing cookies you get on techcrunch.com? The little lock in the address bar, then Cookies, then clicking "Remove" until they're wiped out, then refresh.
- randomchars 7y ago
  This article is exclusive to their subscribers ($150/year), which is only available in US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, and Spain as per their website. Is the full text of the article available for you? Because for me (and others) only a teaser segment is available.
  - Jugurtha 7y ago
    Sorry. I spoke too early, I didn't see the "Extra Crunch" thing and thought the whole post was paywalled for you. I also have a paywall after many paragraphs.
tyingq 7y ago
https://outline.com/MaMput https://outline.com/MaMput Also easier to read on mobile. Edit: Ahh yeah, sorry. Gets cut off at the same point. I didn't understand the paywall kicks in pretty far into the article. At least the folks getting the regional block can read the teaser portion.
- kamikaz1k 7y ago
  Indeed! Much better mobile layout! But still seems to be missing stuff in the end... Unless it was meant to end abruptly.
  - randomchars 7y ago
    No, these articles are usually pretty long, so the point where it gets off is only at the beginning of the article.
AznHisoka 7y ago
It doesn’t seem high quality to me but my standards might be too high. To me, these articles should be what the regular content should be. One publication that is doing premium content correctly is Business insider. They seem to get the scoop on things that genuinely seem insightful like Behind the scenes into WeWork’s fallout or behind the scenes into an acquisition.

Jugurtha 7y ago

I'm curous. I'm from one country that gets a "Sorry, a potential security risk was detected in your submitted request. The Webmaster has been alerted." when visiting senate.gov, but I can nevertheless visit techcrunch.com without a problem. Have you tried clearing cookies you get on techcrunch.com? The little lock in the address bar, then Cookies, then clicking "Remove" until they're wiped out, then refresh.

randomchars 7y ago
This article is exclusive to their subscribers ($150/year), which is only available in US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, and Spain as per their website. Is the full text of the article available for you? Because for me (and others) only a teaser segment is available.
- Jugurtha 7y ago
  Sorry. I spoke too early, I didn't see the "Extra Crunch" thing and thought the whole post was paywalled for you. I also have a paywall after many paragraphs.

tyingq 7y ago

https://outline.com/MaMput https://outline.com/MaMput Also easier to read on mobile. Edit: Ahh yeah, sorry. Gets cut off at the same point. I didn't understand the paywall kicks in pretty far into the article. At least the folks getting the regional block can read the teaser portion.

kamikaz1k 7y ago
Indeed! Much better mobile layout! But still seems to be missing stuff in the end... Unless it was meant to end abruptly.
- randomchars 7y ago
  No, these articles are usually pretty long, so the point where it gets off is only at the beginning of the article.

AznHisoka 7y ago

It doesn’t seem high quality to me but my standards might be too high. To me, these articles should be what the regular content should be. One publication that is doing premium content correctly is Business insider. They seem to get the scoop on things that genuinely seem insightful like Behind the scenes into WeWork’s fallout or behind the scenes into an acquisition.