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I'm a bit mystified. The link goes to an empty article but if you google the exact title, you will be taken to the full article which... has the exact same URL
by incepted 11y ago
I'm a bit mystified.
The link goes to an empty article but if you google the exact title, you will be taken to the full article which... has the exact same URL.
I don't know what kind of wizardry this is.
- torinmr 11y agoThey're looking at the HTTP referer [sic]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_referer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_referer Most newspapers don't show paywalls to users coming from a search engine, as part of a compromise with Google to prevent them from being penalized in rankings.
- valleyer 11y agoNot wizardry. Checking referer. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_referer> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_referer>
- hasenj 11y agoIndistinguishible form magic
- whatusername 11y agoIsn't it just referer headers?