TE
TechEcho
Home24h TopNewestBestAskShowJobs
GitHubTwitter
Home

TechEcho

A tech news platform built with Next.js, providing global tech news and discussions.

GitHubTwitter

Home

HomeNewestBestAskShowJobs

Resources

HackerNews APIOriginal HackerNewsNext.js

© 2025 TechEcho. All rights reserved.

Ask HN: Can We Stop Submitting News Articles Behind Paywalls

3 pointsby thezachabout 11 years ago
I know there are ways around it - but its annoying to have to take an extra minute to read something that I find interesting.<p>For every article posted thats behind a paywall, there are likely hundreds of others that aren&#x27;t and still from a reputible source.

3 comments

DanBCabout 11 years ago
People don&#x27;t always know if something is behind a paywall - you might have reached the read limit before they have etc.<p>I would much rather people posted paywallsd content than content from sites with scumbag ads, but I recognise this is just my personal preference.
karangoeluwabout 11 years ago
It&#x27;s not a question of whether we can or not, but how to do it.<p>Journalism has been struggling a lot to come up with ways to make money from their content without messing the user experience.
ScottWhighamabout 11 years ago
Inevitably it leads to someone being &quot;helpful&quot; who posts the text in the comments (which may or may not lead to a DMCA notice to HN). I don&#x27;t get why people post them either.