We’ve had some trouble recently with posts from aggregator links like Google Amp, MSN, and Yahoo.
We’re now requiring links go to the OG source, and not a conduit.
In an example like this, it can give the wrong attribution to the MBFC bot, and can give a more or less reliable rating than the original source, but it also makes it harder to run down duplicates.
So anything not linked to the original source, but is stuck on Google Amp, MSN, Yahoo, etc. will be removed.
People usually link to sites like MSN and Yahoo because the content is no longer locked behind a paywall. 🤷♂️
Yep, that was a big reason. I subscribe to a few sites, but I realize not everyone does. And MSN links came up on my newsreader, but I have no problem just posting from direct sites. I do expect people will complain about the paywall though, but oh well.
Many of the articles I’ve seen are not in fact behind a paywall but obviously YMMV