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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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12ft doesn't cut it anymore, any advice on getting past article paywalls (programming.dev)

submitted 11 months ago by Nugelz@programming.dev to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Yeah 12ft doenst seem to work on any sites anymore. Does anyone have any alternatives that work? I'm already familiar with the airplane mode trick but that's not always fit for purpose.

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[–] nooneescapesthelaw@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

1ft.io

[–] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago

That's one short ladder.

[–] moonmeow@lemmy.ml 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Try turning off JavaScript when ur faced with an overlaying paywall

[–] library_napper@monyet.cc -1 points 11 months ago

Lots of sites just dont load anything w JS disabled. Nytimes for example

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -1 points 11 months ago

This extension works pretty well https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome