The Economist's global rip off
(halcrawford.substack.com)
Two years ago I looked into The Economist’s global subscription pricing structure and found a labyrinthine mess that seemed irrational and unfair. For exactly the same digital content, delivered over the internet, prices varied by over 300% depending on the subscriber’s nationality. Subscribers in poor nations like Pakistan and Burundi were paying double the rate of rich nations like Canada and South Korea.
Two years ago I looked into The Economist’s global subscription pricing structure and found a labyrinthine mess that seemed irrational and unfair. For exactly the same digital content, delivered over the internet, prices varied by over 300% depending on the subscriber’s nationality. Subscribers in poor nations like Pakistan and Burundi were paying double the rate of rich nations like Canada and South Korea.