'About Us' page locked behind a paywall
'About Us' page locked behind a paywall
Why, tho?
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It guess it says enough about them
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Everyone is doing this, partially to stop AI scrapers and bots. It's a bit weird on an "about" page, but welcome to 2025 and the dead internet.
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Anybody else remember when easy access for bots and scrapers (a.k.a. the "semantic web") was considered a feature?
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We can't have anything nice
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They are pissed their advertising dollars have been going away, and won’t put any effort to make a solution that makes sense for non paying visitors.
Also fuck you pay me
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Honestly I'd guess it's an oversight
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I'm 99% sure it's something they just apply to all pages, not something done on purpose. Probably never even thought about it, everyone here is so quick to assume the worst.
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They will literally sell their own grandmother for clicks.
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What a great idea. Next time someone asks me my name and to tell them a bit about myself, I'll tell them to pay up first.
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Police! Identify yourself!
Sure, just join my paid subscription!
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Tells you everything you need to know XD
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laughs in Impressumspflicht
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Lock it behind a pihole.
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Check if the Impressum is also behind a paywall. Then they're seriously in trouble :D
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I mean it's still shitty, but just based on this image, they're only requiring a free account, not a subscription
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