--- title: NY Post Blocking iPads, part 1 million author: George Mandis date: 2011-06-20 description: The NY Post is blocking content on their website from iPads. It's a bad idea. Everyone else agrees. tags: post --- There has no [been][1] [no][2] [shortage][3] of coverage about the NY Post's decision to block access to their website for iPad users in an attempt to force them to download the app and pay for a subscription. Everyone thinks this is a terrible idea. My favorite breakdown is over at [The Brooks Review](http://brooksreview.net). >At least this is how I imagine stupid decisions get made. [Read the whole thing](http://brooksreview.net/2011/06/ny-post-stupidity/). [1]:http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/06/post-blocks-website-ipads/ [2]:http://scripting.com/stories/2011/06/18/theNyPostTheIpadAndTheWeb.html [3]:http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/06/ny-post-blocks-access-to-its-website-on-ipads-to-drive-app-purchases.ars