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I like this idea for a #LettersToTheEditor #preprint server.
link.springer.com/article/10.1

"Such a preprint server would offer three major benefits…: format-free ease of swift communication, increased author visibility and accountability, and avoiding the homelessness of unpublished [letters]."

PS: I've sent letters to journals that had policies not to publish them, but without saying so anywhere. Once I sent a letter to a new journal that had never received or published one and needed time to think about it. Right now #SocialMedia takes up this slack and does a pretty good job. But posting letters as preprints would give authors more space, prevent even published letters from languishing behind #paywalls, and offer better opportunities for #PIDs, #metadata, and #discoverability.

SpringerLinkReinventing the Letter to the Editor in Science: A Dedicated Preprint Server - Publishing Research QuarterlyAlthough letters to the editor (LTEs, or Correspondence) have a wide range of communicative functions within science, they also present several drawbacks, three of which we highlight: editorial ambiguity, technological limitations and skewed perceptions about their format. An assessment of Scopus (September 16, 2023) indicated that letters account for 1.7% to 3.2% per year, relative to articles and reviews, suggesting that the LTE field is undeveloped. We argue that the creation of a new preprint server, which we name CoArXiv or LettersArXiv, would allow LTEs—with timely and valuable knowledge and insight—to be posted in much the same way as other preprints, and would be one way to overcome needed reform of LTE-publishing culture, ultimately expanding the range of science communication channels for multidisciplinary research. We consider that such a preprint server would offer three major benefits for scientific research: format-free ease of swift communication, increased author visibility and accountability, and avoiding the homelessness of unpublished LTEs.

The article discusses the impact of paywalls on journalism and society. It argues that paywalls contradict the role of journalists, aid the spread of disinformation, and disregard the struggles of working-class citizens. Access to information should be free for a functioning society! 📰 💰 #journalism #paywalls #democracy

themontclarion.org/opinion/dem

The Montclarion · Democracy Dies in Paywalls - The MontclarionFor the sake of a functioning society, quality journalism should always be around, but with the internet giving anyone and everyone the ability to easily share and receive an excess…

#Wired is dropping #paywalls for #FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
They're called #publicrecords for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop #paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
freedom.press/issues/wired-is-

Freedom of the PressFreedom of the Press FoundationDefending press freedom for the next generation

Looks like #paywalls are coming soon to a #subreddit near you
What do Redditors think? Well, it wouldn't be #Reddit if they were happy
"It's a work in progress right now – that one's coming," Huffman said. When asked by another redditor if those paid subreddits would be coming in #2025, Huffman acknowledged that's likely the case, along with a broader rollout of Reddit Answers, the site's AI search feature.
theregister.com/2025/02/18/pay

The Register · Looks like paywalls are coming soon to a subreddit near youBy Brandon Vigliarolo
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@mike

Ignore the #headline.

If you are part of the #microsoft
#Insiders, and you want to keep using the #new #AI features of #Notepad and #Paint, you need to pay for an #M365 #subscription.

Otherwise, this doesn't affect you.

I hope Microsoft #paywalls the shit out of anything related to #copilot, so I can't invoke it by accident.

It would be awesome if I never get an AI anything ever again because I'm not paying. This is soo much better than needing an AI #blocker.

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@henningtillmann
Ich blöke schon die ganze Zeit herum, wegen der #Paywalls.
Da sitzen Oldschool-Verleger, die gewöhnt waren, dass sie am 1.1. von den Abonnenten das gesamte Geld, dass sie für ein Jahr benötigen um die Zeitung zu drucken auf dem Konto haben.
Sowas wie ein Faktencheck muss man freischalten für alle.
Es gibt moderne Erlösmodelle die gut funktionieren.
Ich würde gerne ab + zu mal 50 Cent für einen Artikel bezahlen, ohne nachzuhalten, wo ich irgendein Probeabo kündigen muss.