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We have been able to make Slate free because we are supported by advertising. The money we make from ads pays for our writers, editors, designers, producers, salespeople, technologists, and accountants. But our U.S.-based advertisers often refuse to pay to reach international audiences. (This sounds churlish, but it makes sense: Some of these companies only sell domestically, and some have international marketing arms with their own plans for your region.) Whatever the cause, our advertisers’ domestic focus creates a problem: Our usual business model doesn’t work when it comes to our international readers. So we’re asking our international readership to support our journalism directly.
The additional revenue that this program brings in will enable us to launch ambitious new initiatives, and will support both our innovative Fresca program and in-depth reporting projects.
For more about why we’re doing this, see the launch announcement.
International readers are able to read five articles a month for free. But readers who want more will have to pay for Slate Unlimited, which will cost $5 a month or $50 a year and allow access to our full range of articles, videos, podcasts, and more.
By default, Slate Unlimited subscriptions will automatically renew, so you’ll be charged at the start of each billing period—every month or year, depending on your selection—without having to take any action.
However, if you’d like to disable automatic renewal, you can do so on your settings page.
No, we have no intention of launching a domestic paywall at this point. The economics of the domestic advertising market and the international market are quite different, so the paywall logic articulated above does not apply to readers in the United States.
No, Slate Plus members get all the benefits of joining Slate Unlimited at no extra cost. If you were considering Slate Plus membership but you’re not particularly interested in Slate podcasts, we recommend joining Slate Unlimited instead of Slate Plus.
The short answer is that you should join Slate Unlimited unless you listen to Slate podcasts, in which case you should probably join Slate Plus.
The more detailed answer is that Slate Unlimited subscribers get access to all the content that sits on the site, including much of Slate Plus content. The only benefits of membership that are not available to Slate Unlimited subscribers are the physical premium (a Slate mug, for example) and access to a personal Slate Plus podcast feed with extended, ad-free podcasts. That means that Unlimited subscribers cannot listen to Slate Plus podcasts in a podcast player or app of their choice. However, they can still listen to Slate Plus podcasts that appear on the website, whether they’re on a desktop, tablet, or smartphone.
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When this happens, it’s usually because users have multiple accounts and don’t realize it. One of the accounts may be tied to a Slate Unlimited subscription and another is not. First, try logging in with another email address or with one of the other accounts you use regularly (Facebook, Twitter, Google or Yahoo). If you need help figuring out which account you signed up with, email us at [email protected].
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