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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[-] Flatworm7591@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 3 years ago

Have you tried the Bypass Paywalls Clean extension? There's a version for Chrome and Firefox. It works for many sites but not everything. I think Firefox removed it from their add-ons repository but you can install it manually. There's a good article on that decision here and also a method to use uBlock Origin for this purpose.

[-] open_door@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 years ago

It has indeed been removed from Firefox's add-on store. I'll look at the alternatives you gave, thank you. :)

[-] Flatworm7591@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 years ago

Just FYI, from this article "Interested users still can install an XPI file from author's GitLab here."

This method is how I installed the latest version on Firefox, because the original one was no longer updating.

[-] Thormjolnir@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 3 years ago

There is a GitHub with the list, and it's compatible with ublock origin, so you can block ads and paywalls

[-] DS_Griffin@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 years ago

Wait. I have "Bypass Paywalls". Are they the same thing or is one better than the other?

[-] Flatworm7591@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 years ago

I don't think so, my version has the full name: "Bypass Paywalls Clean"

[-] DS_Griffin@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 years ago

Oh ok, will check that out. Thanks!

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