Getting around magazine paywalls (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 3 years ago by open_door@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Do you folks have any tips on how to get around magazine and newspaper paywalls? It seems like the old tricks are becoming less reliable and it's frustrating - especially given paywalls seem to be becoming more stringent at the same time.

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[-] lodion@aussie.zone 33 points 3 years ago

Check 12ft.io

[-] open_door@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 3 years ago

Oh my god, I totally thought 12ft.io was just for academic papers and journals. I tried it on The Atlantic (one of the worst in my experience) and it worked like a charm.

[-] imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works -2 points 3 years ago

It has worked on everything I've tried so far.

[-] SJ_Zero@lemmy.fbxl.net 5 points 3 years ago

This is.something I saw on a community here and was surprised it works reasonably well.

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