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I don't understand what subscriptions vs adverts has to do with being more or less democratic.

I also don't understand how subscriptions are compatible with privacy.

There is currently no widely used facility for making anonymous electronic payments. If there was, then governments (including democratic ones) would crack down on it hard.

Journalism has always been funded through advertising.




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