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It's based off of the referrer, you might have an extension or something preventing your browser from sending that. Try it in incognito mode.

• staunch 12y ago
  FT is cloaking: http://i.imgur.com/j8dRamZ.png http://i.imgur.com/j8dRamZ.png Reported to Google.
  • dm2 12y ago
    I always thought that was against their policy but so many major sites do it. @rgbrenner: I think that only shows up when you come from the Google search page, a normal link will just show the paywall with no option to bypass it. Are sites allowed to show Googlebot the full article but show a paywall to everyone else? I think that's what was meant by cloaking.
  • rgbrenner 12y ago
    That's google consumer surveys, and they're using it exactly how Google designed it to be used.. http://www.google.com/insights/consumersurveys/home http://www.google.com/insights/consumersurveys/home EDIT: article is dead.. so can't reply to your question.. but go to: http://www.google.com/insights/consumersurveys/how http://www.google.com/insights/consumersurveys/how and scroll down to "Watch the web answer it": "On the web, people answer questions in exchange for access to that content, an alternative to subscribing or upgrading." Also, if you go to: http://www.google.com/insights/consumersurveys/static/consumer_surveys_whitepaper_v2.pdf http://www.google.com/insights/consumersurveys/static/consum... and go to page 4.. you'll see exactly the same screen as your FT image.
    • staunch 12y ago
      I realize they are also using Google's survey product. I don't see anything on that site that indicates cloaking like this is acceptable. What makes you think that? Edit: Thanks for the reply. I agree they're saying that the survey product can be used in place of a paywall. But popping up a paywall is still cloaking. There's no indication that this grants you an exception.