[argiope]

Here's a link to the text only version: https://text.npr.org/s.php?sId=611609366

[lallysingh]

Got a version with pictures?

[tobltobs]

I prefer the version which enables the publisher to pay for his cost.

[PuffinBlue]

I prefer the other one where they do so without farming my personal data.

[tobltobs]

Can you explain how they "do so".

[isostatic]

If they didn't they wouldn't need to worry about GDPR.

[asaph]

False. GDPR is broad. Anyone running a non-trivial website needs to invest a non-trivial amount of time and energy into ensuring compliance.

[astura]

Both versions are hosted on NPR.org.

[gowld]

NPR is public "Radio", funded primarily by donations.

[b0rsuk]

When they're serving a pure text version, it costs them next to nothing.

[always_good]

How does serving a text version change the cost of creating the content?

[b0rsuk]

Why should a company be endlessly rewarded because an author wrote a popular article? Writing an article is a one-time affair.

[asbc]

I wish the whole web looked like that!