Closed Bug 1466708 Opened 7 years ago Closed 5 years ago

Pocket "Trending" page (source for new-tab stories) has Business Insider link that is members-only

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(Firefox :: Pocket, defect)

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normal

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RESOLVED FIXED

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(Reporter: dholbert, Unassigned)

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tl;dr: I found a Pocket Recommended Article (for New Tab Page) which is really a paywall, with no full-text article visible. Starting with a fresh Firefox profile, I clicked "View More Stories" link on the New Tab page's Pocket-recommended section, which takes me here (you can visit this link directly): https://getpocket.com/explore/trending?src=fx_new_tab&cdn=0 There, if I scroll down a bit or find-in-page for sofi, I see a tile for this article: ===== businessinsider.com May 27, 2018 Designers at SoFi and Robinhood explain how they trick users into actually saving (and making) money ===== URL: https://getpocket.com/redirect?&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fsofi-and-robinhood-how-to-save-money-2018-5&h=6ab5fd3792998feda9cf1c37dc440de1d3408a76534d8723b8aacfb616dc78b2&nt=757Jb50xd83eDhf If I click that link, I'm taken to an article preview page -- see attached screenshot. I believe this violates our guidelines for recommended articles, per bug 1435520 comment 8.
Nate: sorry to bother you, but I'm hoping you know where to direct this, since you helped me over on bug 1435520. :) Do let me know if there's someone more specific I should tag for future reports like this, or a more direct place to submit tickets for this sort of issue.
Flags: needinfo?(nate)

Hello! Wanted to circle back to this. We no longer recommend stories behind a paywall on New Tab. If you run across this issue again, please let us know. Thanks!

Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 5 years ago
Flags: needinfo?(nweiner)
Resolution: --- → FIXED
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