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by fransje26 793 days ago
No. It is just as illegal for newspapers.

https://noyb.eu/en/pay-or-okay-tech-news-site-heisede-illega...

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this article is a year old, but heise hasn't changed their model. so what is it going to take for that to change?

i have been arguing against this for some time and i am glad to finally see some support, but more work is needed.

It's going to take the heavy hammer of the European Commission to fall on them with a significant fine before they do anything about it.

Unfortunately, with so many misbehaving players, that seems to take some time.. But from the fines I read about, once it falls, it falls painfully. Their choice.