Someone please make a @Techmeme bot that replaces paywalled links in its posts with the first free access source in their editors’ “more” list.

#paywalls

Mal wieder war einer von uns zu Gast beim stets hörenswerten #Podcast #Gerechtigkeit & Loseblatt. Dieses Mal war es Marc Petit im Gespräch mit Maximilian Amos. 👏

Es ging um das jüngste #Skandalurteil aus #Saarbrücken, die Verantwortung der #Justiz, ihre Entscheidungen zu vermitteln und darum, wie #Paywalls mit #Empörungsspiralen zusammenhängen. Unbedingt reinhören 🎧
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https://rsw.beck.de/aktuell/daily/meldung/detail/gul91-getoeter-polizist-digitale-gewalt-wehrdienst-israel-todesstrafe

"Congress Wants To Put The Law Behind A Paywall. Again."
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/06/congress-wants-to-put-the-law-behind-a-paywall-again/

"Every relevant court that has looked at this question — including the Supreme Court — has agreed: no one can own the law. When private standards get incorporated into binding legal requirements, the public has a right to access them freely…So naturally, a bipartisan group of senators has reintroduced a bill to override all of that. Senators Coons, Cornyn, Hirono, and Tillis have brought back the Pro Codes Act, a bill that would grant copyright protection to standards that have been incorporated by reference into law."

#Copyright #Enclosure #Law #Paywalls #SCOTUS #USLaw #USPol #USPolitics

WordPress: Plugins, Global Styles, and More: Now on Every WordPress.com Paid Plan. “Plugins are now available on all paid WordPress.com plans, starting with Personal. And that’s just the start.”

#Utah #media #journalism #paywalls

'Starting in May, all newly published stories on sltrib.com and in the app will be free to read — no subscription required.'

https://www.sltrib.com/news/business/2026/03/31/tribune-paywall-removal-details/

Salt Lake Tribune: We’re removing the paywall. Here’s how it will work. “Starting in May, all newly published stories on sltrib.com and in the app will be free to read — no subscription required. Additional benefits will be available to those who donate, including the e-edition version, the ability to comment and older stories in the archive.”

PCMag: X Pro, Previously TweetDeck, Now Costs $40 Per Month. “As spotted by MacRumors, the social network moved its X Pro feature to its X Premium+ plan, which costs $40 per month or $395 a year. Until Thursday, March 26, the feature was available to X subscribers who pay $8 per month for its Premium subscription. That’s a fivefold price increase, and X didn’t let Premium customers know in […]

TechCrunch: Russian authorities block paywall removal site Archive.today. “Paywall bypass website Archive.today and several of its associated domains (including .is and .ph) have been blocked by Russian authorities, according to error pages that appeared when loading its websites. The pages appear blocked as of Monday when TechCrunch visited the websites from the U.S. East Coast. “