Site to get past paywalls - Upgoat - "where a goat can be a goat"

Site to get past paywalls
submitted by deleted to technology 3.3 yearsJan 26, 2022 16:35:54 ago (+21/-2) (technology)

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[ - ] localsal 4 points 3.3 yearsJan 26, 2022 19:13:21 ago (+4/-0)

Get ublock origin, or some other way to block scripts (javascript? I don't know what type they are) and block everything.

With ublock I click the shield icon in my browser, and hit the icon html markup icon (doesn't display here due to formatting) and then the refresh button.

It's worked every time - so far. Everyone is using scripts to limit access, and just blocking the scripts shows the text.

Edit:
Making the change locally is safer and faster than getting another website involved - I would guess. Could also be a potential honeypot, or statistics gatherer for "protecting the web" in the future... I am skeptical.

[ + ] oyy_veyy_goyy

[ - ] oyy_veyy_goyy 1 point 3.3 yearsJan 26, 2022 23:30:24 ago (+1/-0)

Can confirm, tested on a jew york times article just now and clicking the HTML button disabled their stupid paywall. Thanks man!

[ + ] localsal

[ - ] localsal 1 point 3.3 yearsJan 26, 2022 23:47:46 ago (+1/-0)

No worries. Been using this method for over a year on all news sites that want signups or shekels. Not that I go to them very often, but for some of the interesting news it is easier than an archive site, and definitely better than a sketchy new site (until rigorously tested).

[ + ] Totenkopf1945

[ - ] Totenkopf1945 0 points 3.3 yearsJan 27, 2022 05:37:05 ago (+0/-0)

what does the html icon look like on ublock

[ + ] localsal

[ - ] localsal 0 points 3.3 yearsJan 27, 2022 11:01:13 ago (+0/-0)

It's the "less than" "slash" "greater than" at the far right about halfway down.

You might have to click the "more" button at the bottom to get it to fully display the different filter settings.

[ - ] Master_Foo 1 point 3.3 yearsJan 26, 2022 16:40:16 ago (+1/-0)

I'm not clicking that. It has goatse written all over it.

[ + ] Deleted

[ - ] deleted 0 points 3.3 yearsJan 26, 2022 16:59:54 ago (+1/-1)

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[ - ] goat777 1 point 3.3 yearsJan 26, 2022 18:51:02 ago (+1/-0)

Not clicking on it, but this is a step up from your usual cartoon child porn.

[ + ] Deleted

[ - ] deleted 1 point 3.3 yearsJan 26, 2022 18:53:28 ago (+1/-0)

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[ - ] lord_nougat 0 points 3.3 yearsJan 26, 2022 17:28:41 ago (+0/-0)

Hm, this is intriguing.