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Stephen Downes

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As readers know, I attempt to link directly to source articles, and not to any resource that puts up a subscription wall (aka a spamwall) or a paywall between my link and the resource in question. This is getting harder and harder with the proliferation of different types of paywall. This article is a pretty good guide to the many models in use today, with examples of each, up to and including the dynamic paywall used by Rolling Stone which employs an algorithm to put up the paywall if it thinks you'd be willing to pay.

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