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   Ian Forrester | @cubicgarden (cubicgarden@mas.to)'s status on Monday, 30-Jun-2025 23:40:34 JST Ian Forrester | @cubicgarden

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   In the U.S and using the @bbc site and services? You might be aware already...BBC website in US launches paid subscription service

   https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2vgkn7w10o

   Honestly I understand maybe it should have been done earlier but I'm torn because it contributes to the #spliternet?
   It was talked abut decades ago, but it will be a shame to see another reputable source (others may disagree of course) of facts behind a paywall.

   Public service needs to defend and reinvent its self!
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vFpPBeh0kA

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     Sean Bala (seanbala@mas.to)'s status on Monday, 30-Jun-2025 23:40:33 JST Sean Bala

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     @cubicgarden @bbc

     I feel melodramatic to say that the change really hit me in the heart and I didn't expect to feel as sad as I did. The BBC was the first news source I followed as a kid. I would watch the main news on my janky dial up as an eleven year old. I'm going to miss the radio programs, especially the small, traditional folk shows. I just feel like they are giving up their public role for a few coins.

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     Sean Bala (seanbala@mas.to)'s status on Monday, 30-Jun-2025 23:41:22 JST Sean Bala

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     @cubicgarden @bbc

     A game-changer to me would be if they charged non-Brits the license fee. You pay the same as they do in Britain but you get the full range of services. I would gladly pay that. But $50 / year for so little?

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