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According to a new survey, 17% of US internet users have been asked to pay for access to a web site or content that used to be free. But half of them have found a free alternative. Just 12% of them pay for the service and the rest just decide to stop getting that content or service from an on-line source.

The survey by The Pew Internet & American Life Project also found that 12% of US internet users say a favourite web site of theirs has gone out of business. Two-thirds have found other web sites that provide the same information or service.

The Pew Internet & American Life Project is an independent research organisation which studies the impact of the internet on families, communities, health care, education, civic and political life, and the work place.

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