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one little known feature of reader mode, no matter if firefox's or safari/mobile is that more often than you would expect, it kind of magically goes through pay
by larodi 5y ago
one little known feature of reader mode, no matter if firefox's or safari/mobile is that more often than you would expect, it kind of magically goes through pay-walls. so you get to see articles that require subscription or payment or else, with a single click.
this happens so often that makes one wonder whether is due to some devs being lazy (hiding the actual content) or is by intent kept for savvy readers.
also does great job getting through nasty full-screen cookie consent banners.
basically is a glitter of hope for the web as a whole.
btw, was thinking about article like this one for some weeks now. great minds think alike, right :)
- subscribeNOW 5y ago> whether is due to some devs being lazy or is by intent kept for savvy readers Neither, the business value isn't there, not enough people use Reader Mode to warrant spending the dev time to close the hole. It's coming soon though, and I'm building it. Sorry!
- GrinningFool 5y agoThe less we talk about great things like reader mode, the longer it will be before it's broken by default on the websites that need it most.
- mcswell 5y agoI'm using Vivaldi, which is like Chrome but with a far better UI. It has a reader mode, which afaict does not help with the paywall at The Economist. Perhaps it's because if you pay for a subscription there, the full article is at a second link?