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> Should Google also stop indexing Facebook, since Facebook puts a login wall for people to access their content?

Yes - I thought they already did? (I know LinkedIn edges around this by putting up a login wall only if you have a cookie showing that you'd logged in previously).

> Should YouTube (ie Google) ban movie trailers, since it's just a tease for paywalled movies? The iTunes store let people listen to 30 seconds of a song before purchasing at the paywall. Was that wrong?

A free sample of a paid thing is fine if everyone knows that's what it is. It's when you bait-and-switch by offering something that seems like it's free to start with that it's a problem. Like imagine showing a movie in the town square and then 10 minutes in you pause it and tell everyone they need to buy a ticket or leave.

[carlosjobim]

> Yes - I thought they already did?

Just checked, Google still indexes Facebook and puts relevant results on top. If you're not logged in you can't continue.