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Hippy Steve

No. that's a paywall. If I can't see content without giving you something (in this case, personal data,) then it is a paywall.

This is not a paywall. You can read the full story for free.

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@exador23
There is the odd exception where this is done to stop scrapers... but... closes tab anyway.

Mix

@electric_gumball @exador23 Couldn’t you just do that with captcha?

Bowreality

@exador23 Still a paywall my friends. Payment doesn’t have to be money. I would close the tab.

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@exador23

We used to have common passwords for such sites

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