23-03-2016 18:18 via

French publishers are cracking down on Web freeloaders

France declared war on freeloaders this week, as the Paris Métro cracked down on ticket fraud and the nation's newspapers formed a bloc against ad-blockers. But it seems freeloading does still pay.Ten percent or more of travelers on the tramways circling Paris don't pay, according to the local transit authority, which this week began deploying additional ticket inspectors on the three lines most affected.But the proportion of freeloaders is far higher online in France, where as many as 30
Read more »