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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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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year 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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Oh ok, will check that out. Thanks!