Betts1964 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Does anyone know how to bypass newspaper paywalls to read the articles for free. Private/incognito mode does not work anymore on some sites. Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sefton22 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 i just tried this on a few sites https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyman Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 4 hours ago, sefton22 said: i just tried this on a few sites https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome My prayers have been answered, this works beautifully! Not to mention that even printing articles works much smoother with this turned on. Many thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betts1964 Posted November 15, 2019 Author Share Posted November 15, 2019 Hi, Yes, I tried that the other day but it didnt work for me. i did the following: Download this repo as a ZIP file from GitHub. Unzip the file and you should have a folder named bypass-paywalls-chrome-master. In Chrome go to the extensions page (chrome://extensions). Enable Developer Mode. Drag the bypass-paywalls-chrome-master folder anywhere on the page to import it. Not sure I am doing the last step correctly but this is what I did as an example: I opened the site NYTimes.com and then dragged the folder of bypass-paywalls-chrome-master on top of it and then am I suppose to be able to view the article? I did exactly that and nothing works. What at I DOING WRONG? Any help is greatly appreciated. thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyman Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 17 minutes ago, Betts1964 said: Hi, Yes, I tried that the other day but it didnt work for me. i did the following: Download this repo as a ZIP file from GitHub. Unzip the file and you should have a folder named bypass-paywalls-chrome-master. In Chrome go to the extensions page (chrome://extensions). Enable Developer Mode. Drag the bypass-paywalls-chrome-master folder anywhere on the page to import it. Not sure I am doing the last step correctly but this is what I did as an example: I opened the site NYTimes.com and then dragged the folder of bypass-paywalls-chrome-master on top of it and then am I suppose to be able to view the article? I did exactly that and nothing works. What at I DOING WRONG? Any help is greatly appreciated. thx You have to drag the folder over the EXTENSIONS page, not the newspaper website itself. After that you don't have to do anything really, you just open the desired website and voila! the paywall is gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sefton22 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 i've just tried 2 sites. The Telegraph & NYTimes, the bypassextention works with both. when it is installed it looks like this. page will load without the paywall automatically (unless the website has been updated) Site: https://streamable.com Sharecode: /aqvae Site: https://streamable.com Sharecode: /0d1ar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyman Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, sefton22 said: i've just tried 2 sites. The Telegraph & NYTimes, the bypassextention works with both. I've tried about a dozen, including tough ones like WSJ & FT, it works perfectly with all of them. Really great piece of code! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betts1964 Posted November 16, 2019 Author Share Posted November 16, 2019 1 hour ago, keyman said: I've tried about a dozen, including tough ones like WSJ & FT, it works perfectly with all of them. Really great piece of code! Worked like a charm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyman Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, Betts1964 said: Worked like a charm... Glad to have been of help Happy reading! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betts1964 Posted November 16, 2019 Author Share Posted November 16, 2019 I am getting the following error: After I turned on my laptop today the extension disappeared. When I tried it again I get that error. How do I fix this issue plz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debebee Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 download and reinstall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betts1964 Posted November 16, 2019 Author Share Posted November 16, 2019 10 minutes ago, bayer said: download and reinstall Yes, I just did that. It's there now. Lets see after restart of laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betts1964 Posted November 16, 2019 Author Share Posted November 16, 2019 After I shutoff my PC, It disables itself. Anyone know why this happens? How to fix it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betts1964 Posted November 17, 2019 Author Share Posted November 17, 2019 I'm am set thx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betts1964 Posted November 19, 2019 Author Share Posted November 19, 2019 On 11/17/2019 at 1:58 PM, Betts1964 said: I'm am set thx. This seems to work for a day or 2 for the bosotnglobe.com/sports and then stops working. Even re-install dont work. Some help with this is greatly appreciaed. I use chrome and firefox. Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debebee Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 https://digiday.com/media/incognito-no-boston-globes-tightened-paywall-pays-dividends/ Wait 45 days or pony up the cash to subscribe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betts1964 Posted November 20, 2019 Author Share Posted November 20, 2019 22 hours ago, bayer said: https://digiday.com/media/incognito-no-boston-globes-tightened-paywall-pays-dividends/ Wait 45 days or pony up the cash to subscribe That explains my issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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