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noodle (he/him)@lemm.ee to Technology@beehaw.org ·
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Beeper Messaging App That Irked Apple Is Acquired by WordPress.com Owner

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Beeper Messaging App That Irked Apple Is Acquired by WordPress.com Owner

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noodle (he/him)@lemm.ee to Technology@beehaw.org ·
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Automattic Inc., the internet company behind popular online blogging service WordPress.com, acquired the messaging app at the heart of a recent dispute with Apple Inc.

Automattic purchases Beeper in $125 million deal; CEO to join

https://blog.beeper.com/2024/04/09/beeper-is-joining-automattic/

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    Paywall ʕ ͡° ʖ̯ ͡°ʔ

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      Here’s the company blog post.

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      Adding these rules to uBlock Origin allowed me to read the article:

      www.bloomberg.com * 3p-frame block
      www.bloomberg.com coordinator.cm.bloomberg.com * block
      www.bloomberg.com eventrecorder.cm.bloomberg.com * block
      www.bloomberg.com gatehouse.cm.bloomberg.com * block
      www.bloomberg.com login.bloomberg.com * block
      www.bloomberg.com personalization.bloomberg.com * block
      www.bloomberg.com sourcepointcmp.bloomberg.com * block
      www.bloomberg.com doubleclick.net * block
      www.bloomberg.com google.com * block
      www.bloomberg.com googlesyndication.com * block
      www.bloomberg.com googletagmanager.com * block
      www.bloomberg.com ml314.com * block
      www.bloomberg.com moatads.com * block
      www.bloomberg.com newrelic.com * block
      
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        I like Bypass Paywalls Clean for Firefox.

        https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-firefox-clean

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          Yup. Been using it for years.

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          Will look into that, thanks.

    • noodle (he/him)@lemm.eeOP
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      it opened for me, I wouldn’t have posted it otherwise. perhaps it’s a regional thing.

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      That’s not OP’s problem.

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        Did I say it was? I didn’t downvote, I’m just whining

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