The website is sending out text for searching on though, making it look as if it is available for reading freely, and then withholding it once you start reading

The website is sending out text for searching on though, making it look as if it is available for reading freely, and then withholding it once you start reading it. In some cases they let you start reading it then swipe it away once you are invested in the article, which seems dishonest. I don't know about the legal aspect, but morally I am fine with bypassing restrictions under those circumstances. I don't have a problem with paywalls provided the companies involved are completely up-front about it (e.g. putting their entire site behind a paywall, or offering some articles for free searching/reading and others only behind the paywall). That seems much better ethically, and also impossible to bypass. I'm quite happy paying a subscription to the Guardian for news despite (or because of) the fact that none of their news is behind a paywall.