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Unrelated, but has anyone written a Chrome/Firefox extension to browse the web sending out Googlebot or Facebook user agent? I wonder if you can bypass paywall
by laurentdc 6y ago
Unrelated, but has anyone written a Chrome/Firefox extension to browse the web sending out Googlebot or Facebook user agent?
I wonder if you can bypass paywalls or see things that aren't generally presented to regular users
- spiderfarmer 6y agoSafari has this built in: https://osxdaily.com/2013/01/16/change-user-agent-chrome-safari-firefox/ https://osxdaily.com/2013/01/16/change-user-agent-chrome-saf...
- monkpit 6y agoYou chose to mention Safari, but link to an article about Chrome, Firefox, and Safari? Looks like all major browsers (probably Edge too) have this built in.
- danemacaulay 6y agohttps://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome
- Sohcahtoa82 6y agoYou wouldn't even need an extension. Both browsers allow you to change your User-agent. An extension just makes it a little easier. I have a UA switcher on Firefox so I can change my UA in two clicks. One of the built-in UA options is indeed the Googlebot.
- Ambroos 6y agoI surfed through a Google network for a bit a few years ago, and it does reveal things. The most common was Drupal and WordPress sites with some malicious code running that would link to online pharmacies on every page, but only to Google user agents / networks, I assume to boost their ranking. I let a bunch of webmasters know, most of them didn't believe me because they didn't see it themselves.