Closed petition: Ban news sites from putting appeals about missing people behind a paywall
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Introduce a new law banning websites from requiring payment or acceptance of advertising cookies to view an article if the article is an appeal for information about the subject of an active missing persons investigation.
Multiple times at this point, I've tried to look at articles appealing for information about missing people—in particular missing children—and I have been unable to access the article without having to either accept advertising cookies or pay. Nobody should be profiting off of appeals for information about missing people or using them as an opportunity to mine data.
I believe the introduction of a law like this will get more eyes on these articles, which could save lives.
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