Nieman Lab
6 months agoMedia industry
Six months in, journalist-owned tech publication 404 Media is profitable
404 Media has started requiring readers to provide their email addresses to access stories after discovering that their articles were being scraped and paraphrased by AI text spinners.
The cofounders of 404 Media believe it is important for readers and the public to understand the negative impact of Google, AI, and content mills on the information environment. [ more ]