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Paying For Ad-Filled News Articles Is A Scam

This is a 4-panel reaction meme using footage from the animated sitcom Futurama. Leela acts as a stand-in for a news website, stating that even though the site already displays large amounts of advertising, users are still required to pay to read full articles. Bender acts as the stand-in for the average internet user, first laughing loudly at the unreasonable request, then noting he realizes the request is serious so he will laugh even harder, before returning to uproarious mocking laughter. The meme expresses the common frustration people feel about paywalls on news sites that still run heavy advertising.
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news website already showing tons of ads
you need to pay to read the article
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Oh wait, you're serious. Let me laugh even harder!
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

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Criticism of news websites that run high volumes of advertising while also requiring user payment to access full article content

Overview

This is a 4-panel reaction meme using footage from the animated sitcom Futurama. Leela acts as a stand-in for a news website, stating that even though the site already displays large amounts of advertising, users are still required to pay to read full articles. Bender acts as the stand-in for the average internet user, first laughing loudly at the unreasonable request, then noting he realizes the request is serious so he will laugh even harder, before returning to uproarious mocking laughter. The meme expresses the common frustration people feel about paywalls on news sites that still run heavy advertising.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from the Reddit Meme RSS feed as specified in the provided additional information. It uses a widely circulated Futurama Bender laughing meme template, with custom text added to comment on the unpopular practice of news sites combining paywalls with frequent advertising, a common topic of complaint in online communities.

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