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From the HN FAQ (link at bottom of the page): Are paywalls ok? It's ok to post stories from sites with paywalls that have workarounds. In comments, it's ok t
by greenyoda 7y ago
From the HN FAQ (link at bottom of the page):
Are paywalls ok?
It's ok to post stories from sites with paywalls that have workarounds.
In comments, it's ok to ask how to read an article and to help other users do so. But please don't post complaints about paywalls. Those are off topic.
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The NY Times paywall is easily circumvented by blocking JavaScript and cookies, which can be done on a per-site basis using a browser add-on like uMatrix.
- notimetorelax 7y agoThank you. I’ve been trying to something that would work on iOS. Does anyone know an iOS browser that would allow that?
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- LegitShady 7y ago>It's ok to post stories from sites with paywalls that have workarounds. A subjective rule whose interpretation is based on circumstances of individual readers. Everything has a workaround if you're an advanced enough developer, right? Unless you're reading on an ipad, then you can't do anything you describe. Maybe the rule should be if you post a paywall site, you must also post a workaround to prove it exists and show others how to use it, putting the onus on the poster to explain access to the content they post.
- ipsocannibal 7y agoI think this brings up a good point. Is copy and paste considered a workaround? While a considerably low tech solution it does defeat any and all paywalls. If we also consider it a workaround the we should simply change the answer to "Are paywalls ok?" to "Yes, but be kind to the reader and copy the content to a paste and submit that as a comment".