[irrational]

If I can get to it without passing through a gate (login) then yes, it is a public area. Content creators should put up a wall and gate (require someone to pay money to view the content) if they want their content to not be public.

[darawk]

Does a "check this box to agree to the terms" constitute a wall?

[shkkmo]

That would be an explicit agreement to a contract and there are still a large number of restrictions as to what a TOS can require from you.

[darawk]

> That would be an explicit agreement to a contract

Indeed it would. That's what i'm talking about.

> there are still a large number of restrictions as to what a TOS can require from you

Yep, there certainly are. And I don't believe the issue of "disable your adblocker" has yet been specifically adjudicated. But it seems like an eminently reasonable request to me.