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[–] 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

This unfortunately helps sets a precedent for what the internet is going to look like in the future. Even the most basic things will be behind a paywall.
You cant even read a fucking news article from New York Times, who made 173.91 million dollars last year

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    A lot of things are already like that. IIUC this is restrictions on the API not the subs themselves. If you'd like you can still go to the site to download specific subs. What you can't do is use bazarr to bulk download subs. Personally I bought vip since I found the free tier API limit pretty bad and I didn't think the price was so bad for what you get back. Feel free to disagree tho. Before I automated my setup I was just manually searching for subs for movies I wanted and that worked pretty well and will continue to do so if you'd prefer that.

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  • [+] -18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)
  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    You've never heard of broadcast radio or TV?

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  • [+] -7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Right, so ads aren't a recent development.

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  • [+] -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    TV news is 80 years old. It's far from new.

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  • [+] -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Not sure why you keep stating it.

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  • [+] -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Because you keep insisting on repeating falsehoods.

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  • [+] 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    True. I amended my comment to better convey my anger

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  • [+] -11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    True, but just look at how much better it has gotten in the last couple decades. Putting the news behind the paywall runs the risk of ending the battle for impressions and might force nuance into well researched stories.

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