A user on the online forum 4chan has leaked a massive 270GB of data purportedly belonging to The New York Times. This leak includes what is claimed to be the source code for the newspaper’s digital operations.

  • skymtf@pricefield.org
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    3 months ago

    I have not read the news in a really long time just cause paywalls are annoying as frick.

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      3 months ago

      Consider paying for the news…?

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          3 months ago

          I’m not sure what you’re saying here …

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            3 months ago

            Pay for news if you want it to be independent, and not beholden to sponsors.

            I’d go as far as to say that paying for news (if you have the means to do so comfortably), is your duty as a commitment to democracy.

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              3 months ago

              Ahh, yes I agree on all points; thanks for the clarification!

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                3 months ago

                It’s amazing the number of times on Lemmy that someone will come in with the completely opposite “explanation” for what I was saying. Almost like they have an agenda.

                It’s so weird to turn my statement of “support the news with money” into “the mainstream media can’t be trusted”.

                Maybe it’s only happened twice, but it’s still weird that it’s happened twice.

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                  3 months ago

                  I was wondering if that’s where you were going in part.

                  I think it’s a bit of the phrasing; you stated an opinion that’s vague to the point of tiptoeing towards the potentially loaded question: “who’s independent media?”

                  It’s not uncommon in the conservative media sphere to see a similar (typically series) of leading ambiguous questions. They’re never genuine, it’s always in the style of:

                  You know what the best operating system is? I’ll tell you what the best operating system is, it’s Linux. Do you know why Linux is the best operating system? It’s because it’s got penguins and penguins are great! Do you know why penguins are great? I mean, can you think of a more iconic bird? That’s why, that is why … and Big Microsoft is out to destroy your hopes and dreams aren’t they? Yes, yes they absolutely are, with their soulless Windows operating system that’s manufactured by the flying spaghetti monster. Now obviously folks, only use Linux if you support freedom not the unholy flying spaghetti monster. The flying spaghetti monster will destroy America. It’s its one true mission. Support freedom, support penguins, stop the flying spaghetti monster.

                  I think it’s made a bunch of if antsy lol

    • OBJECTION!@lemmy.ml
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      3 months ago

      You can go to archive.is and put in the url of a news story you want to read in the second box and it will usually let you bypass the paywall.