From the Atlanta Journal Constitution Politics News:
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger discusses the results of the midterm elections in Atlanta on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, the day after election day. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)
Can the bot get edited to provide paywall removing options? Or is that too drastic?
Not a bot, but does this help?
https://archive.ph/20230912122855/https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-finishes-cancellation-of-189k-inactive-voter-registrations/ZXNHMQMOEBBV3M4T5IOXI6JUOY/
Yep! That’s probably the ideal solution.
@NJSpradlin@lemmy.world - would making it more clear in the post title help? I added
($)in the title to indicate paywall, but I can just do(Paywall)which would be less ambiguous.Some/many people in the Atlanta area have subscriptions to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, so having that news source is helpful for us. But of course adding more info to post title would prevent wasted clicks for those without a subscription.
It’s not that I’m unaware that there is a paywall. I’m asking if the bots* can provide alternative links in the body or somewhere to provide access to the information that’s gated behind the paywall.
I think the archive.ph solution is probably the best. I am the keeper of the bots, 🤖 , so it’s just a matter of adding more code to the script(s).
Thank you. My comment about adding the alternate routes to view the content, paywall skipping options, may be controversial, and that’s why I mentioned it might be ‘dramatic’. But, it’s knowledge behind a gate that’s limited to people with the means to afford it. That rubs me wrong by principle, and hurts more when they’re communities that directly affect me, ATL for example.
I understand that the income these organizations receive through paywalls helps provide for the content… sure. But, not everyone can afford to support journalism and those that can’t shouldn’t be prevented from reading actual news. Gate the kardashians and fluff pieces, not actual news.
@michael @NJSpradlin I find the $ sufficient, personally. And I appreciate the feed.