Instagram, Facebook, and Threads are removing 404 Media stories for “nudity” as the company is paid to put ads with explicit pornography in front of its users.
If you were determined to read this article for free, I’m certain there is a way.
That being said, I don’t think the issue here is with 404 Media. The majority of news sites operate this way - if people are given the option to donate, 99.9% of them just won’t. Whoever is researching and writing these articles (a team of 4 people by the sounds of it) likely need to eat and pay rent. Personally I feel better about not paying for something like NYT or Washington Post than I do for a smaller and apparently less corrupt site like 404.
If you were determined to read this article for free, I’m certain there is a way.
That being said, I don’t think the issue here is with 404 Media. The majority of news sites operate this way - if people are given the option to donate, 99.9% of them just won’t. Whoever is researching and writing these articles (a team of 4 people by the sounds of it) likely need to eat and pay rent. Personally I feel better about not paying for something like NYT or Washington Post than I do for a smaller and apparently less corrupt site like 404.