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0 pointscJ0th8y ago0 comments

That's still a bit of a non answer. More to the point: Why does a mainstream news outlet care about this small group of people?

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grzm8y ago

What's your working definition of "mainstream news outlet"? I can't think of a reasonable one that precludes them from broadening their reach. And given their size, they are more likely to have the resources to do so.

Also, there are large populations where network monitoring and/or content restrictions are part of everyday life. The New York Times experienced this directly with respect to their iOS app in China.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/business/media/new-york-t...

Edit to add: To turn it around, why shouldn't the NYT do this? That isn't snark: I'm interested in hearing substantial reasons for the skepticism implicit in 'pbarnes_1 original question. Granted, I haven't read all of the comments for this submission, I haven't seen any that convincingly argue this isn't a useful thing.

cJ0thOP8y ago

> What's your working definition of "mainstream news outlet"?

A news outlet with a "one size fits most" attitude. That is, they offer a product which caters to people who could be described as "average". Typically companies focus their energy only on (potential) customers, not those who aren't a good fit for the product in the first place. There probably are more profit-promising people out there for the NYT than those who are somewhat crypto-nerds. They don't like clicking ads, some may even feel uneasy using typical payment methods to buy a subscription.

> Also there are large populations where network monitoring and/or content restrictions are part of everyday life.

yeah, that's reasonable.

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