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https://archive.is/zKgVp https://archive.is/zKgVp Many paywalls are fairly "soft", and can be got around by visiting an archived version of the page you're int
by phlummox 1mo ago
https://archive.is/zKgVp https://archive.is/zKgVp
Many paywalls are fairly "soft", and can be got around by visiting an archived version of the page you're interested in, at https://archive.is https://archive.is.
- close04 1mo agoOn the other hand archive.is is notorious for not working for many people. I am trapped in an endless reCaptcha loop, being repeatedly asked in Thai or in Japanese or any of these random Asian languages to mark "whatever" in the pictures, or being asked to scan QR codes for something, and so on.
- JCattheATM 1mo agoIt's probably your browser setup. Try a clean profile.
- Semaphor 1mo agoNot to mention that they are actively DDoSing people https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archive.today https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archive.today
- r_lee 1mo agothe guy who runs it has blocked it for Finland and will have infinite captchas, probably for other countries as well
- mr_mitm 1mo agoFun fact: archive.is can even bypass a lot of hard paywalls and no one knows for sure how they do it. There's been at least on debate on HN with no clear conclusion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36060891 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36060891 They probably use a combination of residential proxies, actually paying for a lot of subscriptions (including lots of small regional publications apparently) and cleverly removing the "My Account" link, referrer shenannigans, and who knows what else.