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It's really not. WSJ (and others) abuse paywalls by using Google-specific schema to have their paywalled articles show up in Search and Google News. That's my o
by skilled 2y ago
It's really not. WSJ (and others) abuse paywalls by using Google-specific schema to have their paywalled articles show up in Search and Google News. That's my opinion of it. I do share your concern, but I think it ultimately ends up being beneficial for everyone. In the case of HN, the site can propel stories into the stratosphere, and that puts a lot of eyes on the paywalled site.
As for blind-eye, the other option would be to disallow paywalled stories entirely.
From the official Hacker News FAQ,
> It's ok to post stories from sites with paywalls that have workarounds.
> In comments, it's ok to ask how to read an article and to help other users do so. But please don't post complaints about paywalls.