This really is the worst. Instagram started the trend with their hideous "log in or else" flow. Then Twitter and reddit went to insanely privacy-hostile API changes instead of simply requiring a proof...
I haven't run the numbers, but a huge percentage of websites are inaccessible through a VPN, and it's a PITA for daily use.
I've even tried to enter a restaurant menu by scanning the QR code and it wouldn't load (no error message), because I was using a VPN.
I would imagine TOR is blocked even more than VPNs.
What if the web worked through BTC/LN, and every page load charged a very very small amount automatically?
Wouldn't that eliminate spam without any burden to normal users?
I've even tried to enter a restaurant menu by scanning the QR code and it wouldn't load (no error message), because I was using a VPN.
I would imagine TOR is blocked even more than VPNs.
What if the web worked through BTC/LN, and every page load charged a very very small amount automatically?
Wouldn't that eliminate spam without any burden to normal users?