How The Post and Courier cut subscriber churn 40 percent with unified reader data
The Charleston, S.C., daily collapsed scattered audience data into BlueConic profiles, then used behavioral targeting to keep paying readers.

The Charleston, S.C., daily collapsed scattered audience data into BlueConic profiles, then used behavioral targeting to keep paying readers.

News organizations should decide now which accounts get AI features and which stay manual

The problem isn't that people were fooled. It's that they didn't care.

Before implementing TollBit, publishers need answers about data handling, retention policies, and GDPR compliance.

Fact-checkers and journalists are losing ground to synthetic images during breaking news events.
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TollBit charges AI companies for bot access. ProRata shares ad revenue from AI answers. Which model generates income faster for publishers facing extraction?

Givebutter's free tier eliminates monthly software costs for nonprofit newsrooms, but the actual cost of accepting donations depends on whether readers agree to tip the platform.

As Musk's AI generates fake explicit images on demand, newsrooms face a new imperative: proving what's real.

Digital Trends uses the platform to track massive AI bot scraping, revealing a 966:1 scrape-to-referral ratio and reshaping strategy to survive.

GiveButter’s “free” fundraising tier can cost nonprofits control over donor data, fees, and security transparency. Here’s what newsrooms must verify.
