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I'm finding more and more websites are restricting their services until you login. YouTube has a few nag screens offering TV service and movie subscriptions. Clear your cookies and cache and they ask you again. Google online translation will retain your history when you are signed in. Alexa remembers every comment you have asked. Many news stories are blocked unless you are logged in to their service.My prediction: It's only a matter of time when free access becomes subscription access.
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I read fast before the nag screen comes up and then switch to a more accessible source.
I use an ad blocker. Some websites are not too happy about that.
But, you can get around that most times. Perhaps that will change too.
I would suggest the media site charged the internet providers, except they would just pass that on to the consumer. At some stage it will require some sort of government intervention. Maybe a two-level form of internet, one totally free, the other a premium access level rather like cable TV, where you can pay for a standard level or at a higher rate access to a premium level to watch films, live sport. etc.