News publishers take paywall-blocker 12ft.io offline.

Can’t wait for 13ft.io.

Publishers commit significant resources to creating the best and most informative content for consumers….

Er, not usually. A few publishers hire actual writers and editors and respond to the desires of their subscribers.

These days, most publishers are re-wrapping something written by someone else, often with the help of AI and minimal editorial oversight. And when the oversight DOES come, it’s usually attached to money from advertisers or external influencers.

I've just been disabling javascript but now that I see there are over a dozen of other sites that block paywalls, I'll start heading that way.

These news publishers should read up more about the Streisand Effect.

Just fucking do non-intrusive, static file ads like a fucking paper.

Boo. Hope someone turns the same technique into a bookmarklet

I can't wait to see people who can pay for news trash harder on people who can barely afford survival for being uninformed.