Instagram, Facebook, and Threads are removing 404 Media stories for “nudity” as the company is paid to put ads with explicit pornography in front of its users.
If you were determined to read this article for free, I’m certain there is a way.
That being said, I don’t think the issue here is with 404 Media. The majority of news sites operate this way - if people are given the option to donate, 99.9% of them just won’t. Whoever is researching and writing these articles (a team of 4 people by the sounds of it) likely need to eat and pay rent. Personally I feel better about not paying for something like NYT or Washington Post than I do for a smaller and apparently less corrupt site like 404.
wow that is an obtuse comparison
that is like claiming the grocery store is stealing from you for charging for goods.
What do you mean? They’re literally restricting random link clickers from reading their articles
Oh, I’d also say that 404 media deserves to burn down for being dicks
Yeah, not really clearing up the point you’re trying to make.
And showing that you obviously got an axe to grind with quite well regarded journalists sure is… a strategy…
If you were determined to read this article for free, I’m certain there is a way.
That being said, I don’t think the issue here is with 404 Media. The majority of news sites operate this way - if people are given the option to donate, 99.9% of them just won’t. Whoever is researching and writing these articles (a team of 4 people by the sounds of it) likely need to eat and pay rent. Personally I feel better about not paying for something like NYT or Washington Post than I do for a smaller and apparently less corrupt site like 404.
This is a free article. They require an account on the site to read even the free articles, and that’s just plain bullshit