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Paywall. Is there a way around it to read the article?

• yannickt 10y ago
  Click on the "web" link below the HN thread headline. It will direct you to a search page for the article, and the top result will not be paywalled.
  • wil421 10y ago
    That doesn't work and hasn't for some time. I'm not sure if it's for all sites but the web link rarely works for me. Especially the web link for WSJ.
    • jerrycruncher 10y ago
      In this instance, at least, it looks like you can get the full article text from the morningstar.com link, currently the fourth on the results page.
    • nostrademons 10y ago
      Web link + open article in incognito.
      • wil421 10y ago
        Let me try on my desktop. Harder to open in incognito on mobile.
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• webmaven 10y ago
  Reliable workaround for paywalled articles when you've exceeded the permitted number of free articles: - Copy the link. - Open an incognito browser window. - Paste the URL into the address bar / omnibox. - Hit return.
  • diggan 10y ago
    > - Paste the URL into the address bar / omnibox. Many websites seems to keep track of you with a combination of cookies and IP. But many also allow you through if you come from Google, so replace this step with "Paste URL into Google search, then click first result" and it should work.
    • hueving 10y ago
      incognito doesn't include cookies from your regular sessions
      • diggan 10y ago
        Sure, my point being that you should search for the URL, not just go to it without cookies. So your refer header is set to be from Google
        • webmaven 10y ago
          My experience has been that the additional step of searching for the headline isn't necessary for publications that implement an "X free articles a month" policy, since they don't make any exception for search results in any case.
        • webmaven 10y ago
          Aaaand... it looks like the blanket statement in my other (sibling) reply is not currently true of the WSJ (though it still works for NYTimes). IOW, you're right, an incognito window by itself is not sufficient, you do need to be referred by a search engine. Or at least, WSJ continues to test various policies: http://digiday.com/publishers/wall-street-journal-paywall-google/ http://digiday.com/publishers/wall-street-journal-paywall-go... How annoying. Well, we can always use an that lets you set the REFERER header on a per-site basis,[1] or even one preset specifically for bypassing paywalls.[2] [1] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/referer-control/hnkcfpcejkafcihlgbojoidoihckciin https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/referer-control/hn... [2] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/paywall-bypass/fnmlcoafnpoldhbinjadiafpodpcoimb https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/paywall-bypass/fnm...
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• ragebol 10y ago
  http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Y470M6ndBD8J:news.morningstar.com/all/dow-jones/us-markets/201612067454/silicon-valley-stumbles-in-world-beyond-software.aspx+&cd=2&hl=nl&ct=clnk&gl=nl http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Y470M6n...
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• toephu2 10y ago
  try a google chrome extension (keywords: bypass wsj)
• st3v3r 10y ago
  So if you don't like paywalls, and you don't like ads, how do you expect the content you consume to be paid for?
• xigency 10y ago
  Easy. Open the article and see the headline. Copy and paste the headline into Google. Click the link. WSJ and other sites show the full article to referrals from Google.