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Article is behind paywall, is there alternative link?

by sercankd 6y ago

throwayws 6y ago
It seems they activate the paywall after a post gets traction. Because there was none before.
- deleted 6y ago
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- croutonwagon 6y ago
  Easy bypass is to run it through a url shortener, and then outline.com. Works for NYT as well, and most others.
  - dwd 6y ago
    NYT can be bypassed using Reader View, but the WSJ seems to be able to disable it.
    - croutonwagon 6y ago
      Sometimes. I find it can be hit and miss. Depending on how many articles ive read....er loaded. Outline trick works for a lot. Even sites like financial times etc
  - greenyoda 6y ago
    Thanks, I tried this with tinyurl.com, and it worked! The NYT paywall (and many others) can also be bypassed by blocking cookies and/or JavaScript using a browser extension such as uMatrix. (That doesn't work for WSJ, however.)
- dependenttypes 6y ago
  I knew that they were scummy but this is quite extreme. Thankfully it is easy to bypass with archive.org (or archive.is)
croutonwagon 6y ago
https://outline.com/3kdJyy https://outline.com/3kdJyy
- justinclift 6y ago
  That seems to be missing content. :(
  - croutonwagon 6y ago
    What content is it missing. It has the entire article text and hyperlinks that I can tell.
    - justinclift 6y ago
      ??? Let's start with the very first paragraph from the original: President Trump said last month that talks for a phase 2 trade agreement with China were on the back burner. If they ... Let's look at the very first paragraph from the "Outline" version: I would bring experience, design, engineering and related technologies developed over my 40-year career in the automotive industry building race cars and ... Those are clearly different, which means the Outline one is missing content and not fit for purpose. I didn't bother checking for further differences. There may or may not be any, none of which really matters given the Outline one is incomplete.
      - croutonwagon 6y ago
        Outline tends to attempt to cut out the first portion summary text. It could be a formatting issue with bitly. Tinyurl may work better in some instances. Ultimately it does the job tasked, to get you the text locked inside the paywall.
        justinclift 6y ago
        Clearly it's not capturing the entire article text. :( Personally, I consider that to be a fundamental flaw. eg "Not fit for purpose.
justinclift 6y ago
https://archive.vn/oLIJl https://archive.vn/oLIJl

Article is behind paywall, is there alternative link?

throwayws 6y ago

It seems they activate the paywall after a post gets traction. Because there was none before.

deleted 6y ago
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croutonwagon 6y ago
Easy bypass is to run it through a url shortener, and then outline.com. Works for NYT as well, and most others.
- dwd 6y ago
  NYT can be bypassed using Reader View, but the WSJ seems to be able to disable it.
  - croutonwagon 6y ago
    Sometimes. I find it can be hit and miss. Depending on how many articles ive read....er loaded. Outline trick works for a lot. Even sites like financial times etc
- greenyoda 6y ago
  Thanks, I tried this with tinyurl.com, and it worked! The NYT paywall (and many others) can also be bypassed by blocking cookies and/or JavaScript using a browser extension such as uMatrix. (That doesn't work for WSJ, however.)
dependenttypes 6y ago
I knew that they were scummy but this is quite extreme. Thankfully it is easy to bypass with archive.org (or archive.is)

croutonwagon 6y ago

https://outline.com/3kdJyy https://outline.com/3kdJyy

justinclift 6y ago
That seems to be missing content. :(
- croutonwagon 6y ago
  What content is it missing. It has the entire article text and hyperlinks that I can tell.
  - justinclift 6y ago
    ??? Let's start with the very first paragraph from the original: President Trump said last month that talks for a phase 2 trade agreement with China were on the back burner. If they ... Let's look at the very first paragraph from the "Outline" version: I would bring experience, design, engineering and related technologies developed over my 40-year career in the automotive industry building race cars and ... Those are clearly different, which means the Outline one is missing content and not fit for purpose. I didn't bother checking for further differences. There may or may not be any, none of which really matters given the Outline one is incomplete.
    - croutonwagon 6y ago
      Outline tends to attempt to cut out the first portion summary text. It could be a formatting issue with bitly. Tinyurl may work better in some instances. Ultimately it does the job tasked, to get you the text locked inside the paywall.
      - justinclift 6y ago
        Clearly it's not capturing the entire article text. :( Personally, I consider that to be a fundamental flaw. eg "Not fit for purpose.

justinclift 6y ago

https://archive.vn/oLIJl https://archive.vn/oLIJl