Post #2745304
2026-05-09 15:30 UTC
The kicker is that I have *some* disposable income that I can put towards this, but many people don't.
There have been warnings about this for several years now, but the risks of a tiered media ecosystem developing seems more and more likely.
Do we want an information ecosystem that's defined by those who can afford to pay for the news (and consequently, who they are paying), and those who cannot afford to pay for their news and are fed whatever AI or misleading slop is produced 'for free'?
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@paulknightly@mstdn.social 2026-05-16 13:33
Latest update to the subscription news saga - it looks like some point recently (for me in the past week) the BBC now requires a subscription to access any of their content - $9/month or $50/year. The BBC has been my primary non-American news outlet for the better part of the last decade plus. It looks like the CBC is still available, at least for now.
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@EricFielding@mastodon.social 2026-05-09 16:00
@paulknightly@mstdn.social I have subscribed to the Apple News service to get access to some news media. I know Apple is keeping at least 30%, but it is very convenient