Indie Developer Critiques NYT's Aggressive Paywall Strategy
Hacker News·5d·rozumem
A developer examined the New York Times's escalating anti-scraping measures and paywall enforcement, documenting how the publication's desperation to retain readers mirrors broader struggles in digital media business models. For indie makers building with LLMs or web data, it's a case study in how legacy publishers are tightening access—and what that means for builders relying on public web content.
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