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Cool website to remove the paywall on any article

22 points by stevenmouk 3y ago

navigate8310 3y ago
Simply prefix archive.ph before the paywalled URL.
stevenmouk 3y ago
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- fluxem 3y ago
  Maybe a paywall is there for a reason
  - hanniabu 3y ago
    Maybe paywalls aren't successful for a reason
    - acosmism 3y ago
      maybe.. just maybe...
  - stevenmouk 3y ago
    If they wanted to not show the article, maybe don’t put it on the site.
kapitanjakc 3y ago
These websites are the reason I pay my internet bill for.
vivzkestrel 3y ago
Highly recommend https://freedium.cfd/ https://freedium.cfd/ for medium articles, i am not affiliated in any way
iowemoretohim 3y ago
This made me chuckle. Guess you can pay bills with acknowledgement. https://www.archivebuttons.com/blog/remove-paywalls-ultimate-guide https://www.archivebuttons.com/blog/remove-paywalls-ultimate... > Ethical Considerations of Bypassing Paywalls > At the core of ethical considerations is a profound respect for content creators. Recognizing the time, effort, and resources invested in producing quality journalism is crucial. By acknowledging the value of this work, users can approach paywall removal with a sense of responsibility and an understanding of the potential impact on the financial sustainability of news outlets.
k310 3y ago
Content providers want it both ways. They want revenue, hence paywalls, but they also want clicks from search engines. In order to get clicks, they have to open up to search and archive engines. I’ve seen this to varying degrees. Some really is subscriber only. One site just strips JavaScript, which one can do with browser extensions on a site-by-site basis. Safari Reader often bypasses paywalls, not even requiring an extension. In a search-driven internet, full paywalls make you irrelevant. And even with “exclusive” content, what’s going to happen as synthetic content floods the internet, as it is doing already. How will one judge “quality”? Back on point, I have bookmarked the site, especially since archive today (archive.XY) always puts up a CAPTCHA when I use iCloud Private Relay.
troydavis 3y ago
Flagged, this is an ad for your site. Please stop pretending you stumbled upon this site.
ThrowawayR2 3y ago
Seems like this person made a paywall removal website 30 days ago and then 4 days ago claims they "found" it. Probably spam, particularly since they have other flagged/dead postings that look like spam and claim they "found" the site. --- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39079414 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39079414 [dead] Read Articles without the annoying paywall (producthunt.com) 1 point by stevenmouk 30 days ago stevenmouk 30 days ago [–] I hate paywalls so I made a website to remove them and allow everyone to read articles for free. Here is the product hunt, what do you guys think. --- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39404837 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39404837 [flagged] [dead] Cool website that removes the paywall on any article (archivebuttons.com) 3 points by stevenmouk 4 days ago stevenmouk 4 days ago [–] Found this pretty cool website that gets rid of any paywall on a news article. So far its worked on any news article I tried with a paywall.
- Rochus 3y ago
  I think if the post is interesting, useful and not harmful for the community, it doesn't matter who posted it for what reason. Maybe the author just didn't want to expose him/herself as such.
zerof1l 3y ago
I've been a long time user of this extension and I recommend it https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-chrome-clean https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-chrome-clean

22 points by stevenmouk 3y ago

navigate8310 3y ago

Simply prefix archive.ph before the paywalled URL.

stevenmouk 3y ago

[flagged]

fluxem 3y ago
Maybe a paywall is there for a reason
- hanniabu 3y ago
  Maybe paywalls aren't successful for a reason
  - acosmism 3y ago
    maybe.. just maybe...
- stevenmouk 3y ago
  If they wanted to not show the article, maybe don’t put it on the site.

kapitanjakc 3y ago

These websites are the reason I pay my internet bill for.

vivzkestrel 3y ago

Highly recommend https://freedium.cfd/ https://freedium.cfd/ for medium articles, i am not affiliated in any way

iowemoretohim 3y ago

This made me chuckle. Guess you can pay bills with acknowledgement. https://www.archivebuttons.com/blog/remove-paywalls-ultimate-guide https://www.archivebuttons.com/blog/remove-paywalls-ultimate... > Ethical Considerations of Bypassing Paywalls > At the core of ethical considerations is a profound respect for content creators. Recognizing the time, effort, and resources invested in producing quality journalism is crucial. By acknowledging the value of this work, users can approach paywall removal with a sense of responsibility and an understanding of the potential impact on the financial sustainability of news outlets.

k310 3y ago

Content providers want it both ways. They want revenue, hence paywalls, but they also want clicks from search engines. In order to get clicks, they have to open up to search and archive engines. I’ve seen this to varying degrees. Some really is subscriber only. One site just strips JavaScript, which one can do with browser extensions on a site-by-site basis. Safari Reader often bypasses paywalls, not even requiring an extension. In a search-driven internet, full paywalls make you irrelevant. And even with “exclusive” content, what’s going to happen as synthetic content floods the internet, as it is doing already. How will one judge “quality”? Back on point, I have bookmarked the site, especially since archive today (archive.XY) always puts up a CAPTCHA when I use iCloud Private Relay.

troydavis 3y ago

Flagged, this is an ad for your site. Please stop pretending you stumbled upon this site.

ThrowawayR2 3y ago

Seems like this person made a paywall removal website 30 days ago and then 4 days ago claims they "found" it. Probably spam, particularly since they have other flagged/dead postings that look like spam and claim they "found" the site. --- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39079414 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39079414 [dead] Read Articles without the annoying paywall (producthunt.com) 1 point by stevenmouk 30 days ago stevenmouk 30 days ago [–] I hate paywalls so I made a website to remove them and allow everyone to read articles for free. Here is the product hunt, what do you guys think. --- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39404837 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39404837 [flagged] [dead] Cool website that removes the paywall on any article (archivebuttons.com) 3 points by stevenmouk 4 days ago stevenmouk 4 days ago [–] Found this pretty cool website that gets rid of any paywall on a news article. So far its worked on any news article I tried with a paywall.

Rochus 3y ago
I think if the post is interesting, useful and not harmful for the community, it doesn't matter who posted it for what reason. Maybe the author just didn't want to expose him/herself as such.

zerof1l 3y ago

I've been a long time user of this extension and I recommend it https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-chrome-clean https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-chrome-clean