[mnehring]

It still encourages article sharing. Clicking that link doesn’t say “don’t post the text only the link”. How is average Joe Citizen supposed to know? Extortion, plain and simple.

[mlo]

"It still encourages article sharing. Clicking that link doesn’t say “don’t post the text only the link”. How is average Joe Citizen supposed to know?"

They don't have to know. It's automatic.

"Extortion, plain and simple."

No doubt.