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by tony 2497 days ago
They can paywall / block incognito all they want.

Just delist the (paywall'd) articles. That's the annoying thing - when articles come up on Google and you can't read them. Please fix this.

If people want to pay, that's fine. Perhaps ISP's should pay for these websites via their plans so there's no more need to login.

I don't want to login to something just to browse a feed. I believe people would be happy to pay for these websites, but in a convenient way, ahead of time. Allow IP ranges, create a browser plugin that reauthorizes the site session even in incognito / w/o password saving. Innovate like Spotify did.

Annoying and badgering the user is 101 UX antipattern. One reason some don't buy is they don't want to encourage it.

It's fair to hold them to a high standard because many of these websites are articles and presentation is supposed to be a forte. You don't battle the adblockers and incognito modes - you fight to make it easier and more convenient for your readership.