On: Woman charged with computer fraud due to scam CashApp account being in her name

[joe_the_user]

And it's behind a paywall. Damned if you do, damned if you don't....

[ezfe → joe_the_user]

No? It’s free to read there’s no paywall. You do need a free account to read it.

[deathanatos → ezfe]

No, it's paywalled: there's 4 paragraphs, then it fades out to

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Sometimes these paywalls are variable, triggering sometimes and not others.

[ribosometronome → deathanatos]

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That's not a pay wall, it's a sign-in wall.

[knocte → ribosometronome]

A wall is a wall, here's an unwalled one: https://archive.ph/WZh8X

[wackget → ezfe]

Oh it's not free. You're paying with your data.

[jb1991 → joe_the_user]

> Damned if you do, damned if you don't....

I’ve seen this phrase maybe 10 times in the last week on this site. Is this some new hacker news trend to pull out this old cliché on everything now?