▲ 273 ▼ FTC’s click-to-cancel rule has been struck down by federal judges. (www.engadget.com) submitted 1 year ago by Jollyllama@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 30 comments fedilink hide all child comments Not surprised, just disappointed. We went from the most pro consumer WH to what is shaping up to be the worst WH for consumer rights in my lifetime.
[–] Absaroka@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (3 children) Gotta love some hard hitting coverage by Engadget, followed immediately by "Best Amazon Prime Day 2025 deals." permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] dan1101@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (2 children) I have the same problem with Wired. They have some great content, interspersed with articles that are basically ads for Amazon. Gotta pay the bills I guess. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) The sad reality is that good journalism is expensive but no one wants to pay for it. Even we, the readers who benefit from it, rarely want to actually pay for it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 7 points 1 year ago I think it's kind of a cold start, bootstrap, problem. I don't want to pay for journalism when I don't have faith it'll be good, but since no one's paying for it it's not good permalink fedilink source parent [–] Absaroka@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Perhaps. Looks like both CNN and NBC News have "stories" on their front pages as well. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago It is absolutely hilarious how bad their site is during big daddy's minor sale. An entire week of no news just, "50 cents off this humidifier." permalink fedilink source parent [–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago And the "sale" prices are just what they normally were 6 months ago. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (2 children) I have the same problem with Wired. They have some great content, interspersed with articles that are basically ads for Amazon. Gotta pay the bills I guess. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) The sad reality is that good journalism is expensive but no one wants to pay for it. Even we, the readers who benefit from it, rarely want to actually pay for it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 7 points 1 year ago I think it's kind of a cold start, bootstrap, problem. I don't want to pay for journalism when I don't have faith it'll be good, but since no one's paying for it it's not good permalink fedilink source parent [–] Absaroka@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Perhaps. Looks like both CNN and NBC News have "stories" on their front pages as well. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) The sad reality is that good journalism is expensive but no one wants to pay for it. Even we, the readers who benefit from it, rarely want to actually pay for it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 7 points 1 year ago I think it's kind of a cold start, bootstrap, problem. I don't want to pay for journalism when I don't have faith it'll be good, but since no one's paying for it it's not good permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 7 points 1 year ago I think it's kind of a cold start, bootstrap, problem. I don't want to pay for journalism when I don't have faith it'll be good, but since no one's paying for it it's not good permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Absaroka@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Perhaps. Looks like both CNN and NBC News have "stories" on their front pages as well. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago It is absolutely hilarious how bad their site is during big daddy's minor sale. An entire week of no news just, "50 cents off this humidifier." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago And the "sale" prices are just what they normally were 6 months ago. permalink fedilink source parent