Jonathan Kamens 86 47

RE: https://mstdn.social/@990000/116289978551142279

I'd love to read this article, but it's stuck behind an aggressive paywall and I can't get past it with either archive.org or archive.today.
I understand that newspapers need to find a way to be financially viable.
But it's a real problem that all the AI slop and fascist content on the internet is free, while much of the news that educates people about why AI slop and fascism are bad is paywalled.
Also, the fact that all the shit is free is not a coincidence.
#journalism #media #FloodTheZone

Mar 25 at 2:32pmWeb
Show threadPhilip Kiff20h ago

@jik Here's a gift link via my subscription you can try:
https://www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?t=6261ab4d-ac60-4a5d-afb7-d9743a89a660

I agree that it's a real problem that the economic model of internet news right now favours AI slop and fascist content. Not sure what the solution is to that.

Also, I'm not sure how these gift links work. Maybe only the first person who clicks on it can read it? If so, then I'll send it to you via DM.

Gift-redeem

Toronto Star
Show thread@[email protected]20h ago

@jik try this

https://archive.ph/ELrCI

Show threadJonathan Kamens 86 4720h ago
@990000 archive.today is currently inaccessible to me and has been several days.
Probably relevant:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/23/russian-authorities-block-paywall-removal-site-archive-today/
Russian authorities block paywall removal site Archive.today | TechCrunch

A notice on the popular paywall-bypass website Archive.today said that access is blocked "by decision of public authorities."

TechCrunch
Show thread@[email protected]19h ago
@jik why are you sending me a link to the TechCrunch article? I am literally viewing that archive link. Are you not able to see it where you are?
Show threadJonathan Kamens 86 4719h ago
@990000 Yes, that is what I just said. I am unable to access archive.today, I have not been able to access archive.today for several days, and as the TechCrunch article I linked explains, this is problem is not unique to me.
Show thread@[email protected]19h ago
@jik I will just post it for you
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Show threadJonathan Kamens 86 4719h ago
@990000 You don't need to do that someone else already posted a gift link in the thread.
Show thread@[email protected]19h ago
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