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noodle (he/him) to Technology@beehaw.org •
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Beeper Messaging App That Irked Apple Is Acquired by WordPress.com Owner

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Beeper Messaging App That Irked Apple Is Acquired by WordPress.com Owner

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WordPress.com Owner Buys Beeper, App That Enabled iMessage on Android
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Automattic Inc., the internet company behind popular online blogging service WordPress.com, acquired the messaging app at the heart of a recent dispute with Apple Inc.

Automattic purchases Beeper in $125 million deal; CEO to join

https://blog.beeper.com/2024/04/09/beeper-is-joining-automattic/

  • @entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org
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    Paywall ʕ ͡° ʖ̯ ͡°ʔ

    • Uninvited Guest
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      Here’s the company blog post.

    • 0xCAFe
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      7•1 year ago

      Adding these rules to uBlock Origin allowed me to read the article:

      www.bloomberg.com * 3p-frame block
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      • Snot Flickerman
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        8•1 year ago

        I like Bypass Paywalls Clean for Firefox.

        https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-firefox-clean

        • Chris RemingtonM
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          Yup. Been using it for years.

        • zout
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          Will look into that, thanks.

    • noodle (he/him)OP
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      5•1 year ago

      it opened for me, I wouldn’t have posted it otherwise. perhaps it’s a regional thing.

    • Admiral Patrick
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      That’s not OP’s problem.

      • @entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org
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        Did I say it was? I didn’t downvote, I’m just whining

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