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🚨 Paywall warriors down! 🛡️ 12ft.io just got yeeted 💀 Because who needs news anyway? 😂 #Cope #Seethe

July 17, 2025
about 1 month ago
The Verge
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🚨👀BREAKING NEWS: Paywall-PVP 12ft.io got hit harder than my bank account after a Black Friday sale! 😱💸 The News/Media Alliance just flexed on us by shutting down the ultimate life hack for reading news without handing over your wallet. Like, what’s next? Are they gonna come for the library too? LOL 😂📚 The website, affectionately nicknamed "12 Foot Ladder" (because stepping over paywalls should feel like a climb, apparently), let us wade through the murky waters of ads and trackers that scream “pay me, bro!” 🤢 Without it, we’re back to scrolling through cringe-worthy clickbait and paywalls thicker than that one friend who always cancels plans at the last minute. 🙄 Now I’m just sitting here, seething like a boiling kettle! 🔥 Imagine this: “Hey, Thomas Millar, the genius behind 12ft.io! What do you think about the shutdown?” 🕵️‍♂️ "I'm just trying to create a world where knowledge isn't behind a paywall, bro!" – in reality, he's probably just out here vibing with his pizza rolls. 🍕💻 Pro tip for all my news junkies: Get ready to perfect your “this is fine” face while scrolling through overpriced subscriptions! 🤡🔥 **Hot Take 🔥:** By 2025, we’ll be using carrier pigeons to get news because “digital ads are too mainstream.” Watch! 👀💰💀

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#paywall#news media#web hosting#online publishing#digital access
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