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by glenjamin 764 days ago
Given that the token says it only allows reading of content and assets of this particular article for 1 month, it seems like this is an intentional feature for allowing subscribers to share paywalled URLs
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Indeed, the same mechanism is used by Bloomberg for gift links. A signed JWT with expiry 7 days from creation. A fitting use case in my opinion.
I guess it's from newsletter's "share" link or something. This article itself isn't paywalled. https://stratechery.com/2024/the-great-flattening/
Can we update the URL then? OP probably did that to get around that it was a dupe, already submitted. :/
It's time locked so no one can later assess his hot takes with the clarity of time.