sorry forgot the /sarcasm tag. even though i would not be surprised if it were true. spamming means SENDING unsolicited mail; allowing access to read the articles won't result in spam. it may result in increase of traffic, and that i suppose would be the goal of informational websites in general. oh by the way, they should restrict comments to avoid spam. it is already spammed.
why force users to register even though you claim that the content is free? is it some american agenda collecting data on users who visit them? i refuse to register.