It pulls from RSS feeds or approved sources, so nothing is taken from behind a paywall or scraped without consent.
Anyhow, it's free to listen as guest. If you create an account, you can toggle on/off the topics you want to hear/don't want to hear. $5 a month turns off ads and removes listening limits. Right now guest is limited to 20 stories per hour.
Let me know what you think, what improvements or extensions you'd like to see.
Thank you.