Weekly Subscription News Round-up for March 3

A class action suit has been filed against Tidal, the value of Dropbox is in question, and ad block users are willing to disable

A class action suit has been filed against Tidal, the value of Dropbox is in question, and ad block users are willing to disable them in exchange for content. We’ve got those subscription news headlines and more right here:

Study: More than Half of Ad Blockers Would Disable Them to Read Content
Digiday

Salesforce Posts ‘Spectacular’ 2016 Q4 and FYE Results
Subscription Insider

Paywalls Become the Norm at U.S. Newspapers
Global Post

Jewelry Subscription Box Startup Rocksbox Dons $8.7 Million
Wall Street Journal

Shopify Inc. Sales Soar as Merchants Flock to Its Platform
Motley Fool

Will the New York Times be the Next to Ban Ad Blockers?
Subscription Insider

Tidal Faces $5 Million Class Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Unpaid Royalties
Digital Trends

Payments as a Service: A Consumer-Driven Challenge?
PYMNTS.com

Facebook is Becoming Less Like a Newspaper and More Like Cable News
Slate

Morgan Stanley Slashes Value of Stakes in Palantir, Dropbox
Silicon Valley Business Journal

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Dana E. Neuts

Dana Neuts is Subscription Insider's Editorial Director, covering our daily subscription news as well as member features, case studies, premium content, and reports. Dana is also a writer, editor, marketer and communications professional. Her work has appeared in AARP Bulletin, The Seattle Times, Seattle Business, 425 Business, 425 Magazine, South Sound Magazine, Northwest Travel and more. Her specialties include business writing, community news, senior issues, travel and, of course, subscriptions!