Ville TurpeinenMar 14
Dorin Popa
Many Washington Post readers have been notified via email that their subscription rates are set to increase. Nestled at the bottom of these emails, you’ll find an asterisk and the following: “This price was set by an algorithm using your personal data.” https://washingtonian.com/2026/03/12/the-washington-post-is-using-reader-data-to-set-subscription-prices-how-does-that-work/
The Washington Post Is Using Reader Data to Set Subscription Prices. How Does That Work? - Washingtonian

If recent events have not compelled you to cancel your Washington Post subscription, then you might have been in for sticker shock at the dawn of your latest billing cycle. Many readers have been notified via email that their subscription rates are set to increase. Nestled at the bottom of these emails, you'll find an

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Show threadJan Wildeboer 😷Mar 13
@NiceBastard Thanks for the info. I just checked. I am still at $19/year. Since 2017. No change in subscription price. I guess they consider me too poor ;)
Show threadBongolianMar 14

@jwildeboer @NiceBastard Get more for less, now with AI!

I offered them 5 cents per week in honor of billionaire Frederick Koch who tried to dig a nickel out of the Manhattan pavement, but they didn't accept my algorithm for some reason.

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/society/2014/05/frederick-koch-brothers

The “Other” Koch Brother

Freddie Koch allows a reporter inside his private realm.

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Show threadLindsey WiseMar 14
@NiceBastard I recently cancelled our subscription, and before confirming the website offered me a discounted rate for a year - followed by an automatic renewal for 1.5x what I had been paying 🫠
Show threadB KahnMar 14

@NiceBastard

The logical next step is Wapo hacks our credit card info and charges us whether we want a subscription or not.