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)
Firefox
Pocket
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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:
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businessinsider.com
May 27, 2018
Designers at SoFi and Robinhood explain how they trick users into actually saving (and making) money
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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.
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Comment 1•7 years ago
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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)
Comment 2•5 years ago
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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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