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There's a lot of other news providers that aren't WSJ that report(ed) on this. Perhaps we should use them over the pay-walled site?

coding123 7y ago
It seemed like a few years ago 80 percent of sites were accessible... Maybe we should have a block in hn submissions system that just blocks these.
- adventured 7y ago
  There is typically an option to bypass the paywall posted with the articles, that's why HN allows them. In this case: http://archive.is/y9Mxy http://archive.is/y9Mxy
  - Hydraulix989 7y ago
    This isn't an option, it's piracy.
    - leetcrew 7y ago
      I'm pretty sure WSJ would be suing Internet Archive right now if that link actually constituted piracy.
      - vesinisa 7y ago
        Archive.IS is NOT run by the Internet Archive. Very important distinction. Archive.is is a private archive run by an unknown entity and have previously banned entire countries from accessing the service for unclear reasons.
- DyslexicAtheist 7y ago
  we have a general problem with information which is fake news are always free, real news are usually behind paywalls. You can use the Bypass Paywalls extension for FF. Pretty sure there is something similar for Chrome? https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-firefox https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-firefox
  - vesinisa 7y ago
    Public broadcasters like BBC and NPR are generally considered reliable and will remain free of paywalls. Same story is made available to the worldwide public without paywall or installation of browser plugin here: BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51921922 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51921922 NPR: https://www.npr.org/2020/03/18/817650272 https://www.npr.org/2020/03/18/817650272
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dang 7y ago
If there's a workaround, it's ok. Users usually post workarounds in the thread. This is in the FAQ at https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html and there's more explanation here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=by%3Adang%20paywalls%20suck&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu... Short version: paywalls suck but HN would be worse off without WSJ et. al.

coding123 7y ago

It seemed like a few years ago 80 percent of sites were accessible... Maybe we should have a block in hn submissions system that just blocks these.

adventured 7y ago
There is typically an option to bypass the paywall posted with the articles, that's why HN allows them. In this case: http://archive.is/y9Mxy http://archive.is/y9Mxy
- Hydraulix989 7y ago
  This isn't an option, it's piracy.
  - leetcrew 7y ago
    I'm pretty sure WSJ would be suing Internet Archive right now if that link actually constituted piracy.
    - vesinisa 7y ago
      Archive.IS is NOT run by the Internet Archive. Very important distinction. Archive.is is a private archive run by an unknown entity and have previously banned entire countries from accessing the service for unclear reasons.
DyslexicAtheist 7y ago
we have a general problem with information which is fake news are always free, real news are usually behind paywalls. You can use the Bypass Paywalls extension for FF. Pretty sure there is something similar for Chrome? https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-firefox https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-firefox
- vesinisa 7y ago
  Public broadcasters like BBC and NPR are generally considered reliable and will remain free of paywalls. Same story is made available to the worldwide public without paywall or installation of browser plugin here: BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51921922 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51921922 NPR: https://www.npr.org/2020/03/18/817650272 https://www.npr.org/2020/03/18/817650272

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dang 7y ago

If there's a workaround, it's ok. Users usually post workarounds in the thread. This is in the FAQ at https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html and there's more explanation here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=by%3Adang%20paywalls%20suck&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu... Short version: paywalls suck but HN would be worse off without WSJ et. al.