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https://archive.is/yRrPH https://archive.is/yRrPH

by axutio 5y ago

0des 5y ago
Is there a plugin that filters HN links for websites that commonly throw up a paywall screen? I know Archive.is exists and a slew of other tools, but I'm finding that I rely on these more and more. I think I'm done browsing websites that gate content this way. While I appreciate that these other services exist to let me still read the content, I think this friction is a personal compromise that I should cut back on and evaluate whether this is content worth paying for or if I am better served just passing it up.
- Tenoke 5y ago
  If you're going to install an extension you might as well just install one that removes the paywall.
  - ada1981 5y ago
    Such as?
    - Tenoke 5y ago
      Depends on the browser but the one I use (and which works here) is https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome.
      - makeworld 5y ago
        I've found this extension to support more sites: https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-chrome-clean https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-chrome-clean
  - moneywoes 5y ago
    Any options on an iPhone?
    - Tenoke 5y ago
      Sadly phone browser extensions seem to still be in their infancy so no as far as I know.
      - oblio 5y ago
        Until recently Firefox had almost full support for them on Android. Then they've removed everything and now they're re-adding them.
    - oblio 5y ago
      Probably not.
    - travoc 5y ago
      AdGuard helps with some of them, and generally makes mobile browsing great again.
  - midnightclubbed 5y ago
    Removing the paywall seems unfair. If a site has a paywall I'd like to know before I click on the link - that way I can chose if I want to respect their paywall (and potentially pay) or avoid the content completely. I am assuming the paywalled sites are using analytics to justify the paywalls to their executives and investors.... visits blocked by the paywall counted as a future revenue source, and visits that circumvent the paywall counted as a 'reader'.
lwn 5y ago
I find disabling javascript to give a more pleasant browsing experience these days. Most of the privacy-popups and paywalls don't appear, while websites still continue to work.
- ur-whale 5y ago
  > while websites still continue to work That's blatantly incorrect for a very large number of websites in 2021.
  - lwn 5y ago
    You'd be surprised how many websites continue to work, even if it's a server-side-rendered (SSR)/ html-only version. But you're correct. I should have mentioned: "A majority of the websites I visit", since I haven't got a clue how many websites actually function with/ without javascript. Have you?

https://archive.is/yRrPH https://archive.is/yRrPH

by axutio 5y ago

https://archive.is/yRrPH https://archive.is/yRrPH

0des 5y ago

Is there a plugin that filters HN links for websites that commonly throw up a paywall screen? I know Archive.is exists and a slew of other tools, but I'm finding that I rely on these more and more. I think I'm done browsing websites that gate content this way. While I appreciate that these other services exist to let me still read the content, I think this friction is a personal compromise that I should cut back on and evaluate whether this is content worth paying for or if I am better served just passing it up.

Tenoke 5y ago
If you're going to install an extension you might as well just install one that removes the paywall.
- ada1981 5y ago
  Such as?
  - Tenoke 5y ago
    Depends on the browser but the one I use (and which works here) is https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome.
    - makeworld 5y ago
      I've found this extension to support more sites: https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-chrome-clean https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-chrome-clean
- moneywoes 5y ago
  Any options on an iPhone?
  - Tenoke 5y ago
    Sadly phone browser extensions seem to still be in their infancy so no as far as I know.
    - oblio 5y ago
      Until recently Firefox had almost full support for them on Android. Then they've removed everything and now they're re-adding them.
  - oblio 5y ago
    Probably not.
  - travoc 5y ago
    AdGuard helps with some of them, and generally makes mobile browsing great again.
- midnightclubbed 5y ago
  Removing the paywall seems unfair. If a site has a paywall I'd like to know before I click on the link - that way I can chose if I want to respect their paywall (and potentially pay) or avoid the content completely. I am assuming the paywalled sites are using analytics to justify the paywalls to their executives and investors.... visits blocked by the paywall counted as a future revenue source, and visits that circumvent the paywall counted as a 'reader'.

lwn 5y ago

I find disabling javascript to give a more pleasant browsing experience these days. Most of the privacy-popups and paywalls don't appear, while websites still continue to work.

ur-whale 5y ago
> while websites still continue to work That's blatantly incorrect for a very large number of websites in 2021.
- lwn 5y ago
  You'd be surprised how many websites continue to work, even if it's a server-side-rendered (SSR)/ html-only version. But you're correct. I should have mentioned: "A majority of the websites I visit", since I haven't got a clue how many websites actually function with/ without javascript. Have you?