And each of these environments have varying levels of ability to retain login information, which we have no control over,” Michael Luo, editor of the New Yorker’s website, told Recode. “Each one of these apps on your phone has its own browser, which is its own self-contained login environment. For the most part, your login info doesn’t pass between the app and your main web browser, so you have to log in to each separately. You’re going to a pared-down version of a web browser that’s housed within the app and which lets the app maker control - and monitor - your experience. If you click a website link in an app like Twitter, you’re not actually going to the web.
Most readers get to news stories via sources like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google, newsletters, and email, which don’t involve going to a publisher’s website or app where it can more easily figure out if you’re a subscriber. Beyond app makers trying to keep you in their apps, other factors like privacy concerns, advertising, and the fragmented ways in which we read news also contribute to why it’s so annoying to read paywalled stories on your phone. Still, the problem is complicated and involves numerous stakeholders with competing interests. The app works but links from Twitter or elsewhere don't open the app or deep link. Because they don't recognize me across my phone or tablet and force me to log in every time. I just cancelled my subscription after being a reader and subscriber for 39 years.
0 kommentar(er)
