WEST PALM BEACH, FL - For more than a decade, paywalls have been positioned as the financial lifeline of legacy journalism; a necessary barrier designed to preserve revenue as print advertising collapsed. But as online conversation increasingly migrates to open, community-driven platforms, that same strategy is now quietly undermining the very visibility and relevance news organizations depend on to survive. Across the internet, large public discussions about local news … [Read more...]
Regulation Doesn’t Weaken App Stores – It Gives Them Even More Control
WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Today, Google sent developers an update about age verification laws in the United States. On its face, the message looked narrow and procedural - a paused rollout in Texas, upcoming compliance in Utah and Louisiana, and a reminder that Google Play would handle verification at the store level. But beneath the legal footnotes and API references sits a much larger story - one that has little to do with age verification itself and everything to do with … [Read more...]