Getting around website paywalls with devtools alone

Post by denton-scratch » Tue, Feb 28, 2023, 2:25 PM UTC

mrkstu wrote: post #115

Kerrick wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> But if you want me to buy the whole paper to read a single article, well, ain't gonna happen. This was common for non-subscribers in the print days. Newspapers would print a number of enticing headlines and images on the front page above the fold, and display those folded newspapers for sale at dispensers, newsstands, and stores. Many people who bought a one-off paper would buy for a single article that interested…

For a quarter. Which I would pay now for a single article that interested me, no physical paper required.

Post by drewtato » Fri, Mar 10, 2023, 5:37 AM UTC

bebrws wrote: post #103

drewtato wrote: post #5

Usually on these sites, there'll be an `overflow: hidden` element that's holding all the content. If you can find and disable that CSS line, it'll work as normal. Or just save it to the Wayback Machine and read it through that.

I am going to add this to the post if that is alright. Please let me know if I shouldn't cite your HN username on the post. You can reply here and I'll see it. Thank you, this is super helpful.