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Pnkbk s tdy prd t nnc ts nw pywll fr vwlls.

Nsprd by th Cnyn Cllctv, w rlzd tht vwlls ar srpls t rqrmnt fr ndrstndng th mnng f n rtcl. Rdrs wh jst wnt t skm thrgh th cntnt nd hd strght t th cmmnts cn cntn t d s wtht sgnng p bt rdrs wh wnt t rd th fll rtcls cn sgn p fr $5 pr mnth t ccss th vwlls. Nyn tht sgns p fr th vwll pckg wll ls gt n Tsd- flr nxt t thr nm n ny cmmnts r frm psts nd bt wll nt rcv th fll bnfts f n Tsd+ sbscrptn. By cntrst, Pnkbk rdrs wh dn't sbscrb wll ls nt b llwd t s vwlls n ny cmmnts r frm psts n pnkbk.cm, they will nw al hv t lstn t th Pnkbk Pdcst n mrs cd.

Brn Prk sd, "Th Pnkbk srvrs wr fllng p fst s w hd t ntrdc ths nw mdl t kp r csts dwn. Wth pps lk TkTk nd ftrs lk Nstgrm Rls nd YTb Shrts, md s gttng mr btszd thn vr, w wnt t b prt f th ftr nd nw r cntnt cn b cnsmd twc s fst."

Jms Smrthwt sd "Prvsly, 10 rtcls pr dy Pnkbk's trgt, bt wtht wstng my tm wrtng ll th vwlls, w cn prdc twc s mny rtcles tht cn b rd twc s fst! W'r nw dlvrng mr strmlnd, synrgstc md xprnc fr rdrs wh r cnstntly n th g. A Kvn frm the Offc sd, 'why wst tm sy lt wrd whn fw wrd d trck?'”


W ndrstnd ths my nt b a nvrslly pplr pvt amng th Pnkbk cmmnty s w wll b rnmng th Grm Dnt the Grm Dnt n sldrty wth cmmntrs tht dcdd nt t sbscrbe, hwvr t wll nw b avlbl s frm nly mdl fr cstmrs tht rn't ls vwll sbscrbrs.

Th nw pywll wll b ntrdcd t 12pm PST n Frdy Aprl 1, fr mr nfrmtn nd dtls n hw t sgn p, clck hr.