Paywalls hinder the accessibility of journalism and the ability of the public to stay informed

prominent media organizations do not serve lower-income consumers — they target an affluent white audience.

Buzzfeed’s Jonah Peretti argued that paywalls “don’t support the broad public,” where while paywalls may serve as a business model, they encourage good journalism to be limited to the elite.

News sites track our IP addresses to make sure we can’t cheat them for more free articles — because someone looking for information will definitely make a serious dent in billions of dollars of company profits if they read more than five free online articles a month.

The paywall business model is profitable, but news organizations have a responsibility to the public they’re meant to inform.

Financial status should not be the gate that keeps people from receiving information.

Let journalism exist for its original purpose: to inform the public of what’s important, not for lining the pockets of the rich.