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I got a "sign in or start a free trial" wall that blocked most of the article. I suspect these sites don't put up that block until articles reach a certain pop

I got a "sign in or start a free trial" wall that blocked most of the article. I suspect these sites don't put up that block until articles reach a certain popularity. That encourages early readers to enjoy and share the article, and everyone else gets to think that the person that shared it with them has an account, so maybe they should too.

bookofjoe 1y ago
The block is built-in from the get-go.
- cnst 1y ago
  > The block is built-in from the get-go. That's only because the JavaScript is fast. If you're using the Brave browser, you can click on the Brave logo when on the required site, and toggle the disable scripts button when on the www.theatlantic.com website, then JavaScript would be disabled for the site, and it'd stop requiring the paywall. Please don't take these complaints personally; personally, not all of my devices / browsers have JS disable buttons, so, some of us do appreciate others posting the archive.today links, even for sites where paywall can be skipped through the script disable trick in some browsers.