Last Updated: June 2025
I want to explain how people could bypass The Boston Globe paywall, and I do not condone you doing it.
This post is merely for informational purpose as clearly stated in the disclaimer below.
Similar to many news websites, The Boston Globe also uses a metered paywall, which a type of soft paywall.
Meaning it allows the readers to access a limited number of free article to read.
Once, they hit the limit, they cannot read anymore article, unless they subscribe.
Most soft paywall websites are easy to penetrate to the blocked content.
It is because the content is already presented to your browser, but it is visually blocked.
All you need to do is remove the visual obstructions.
Among the methods are using browser developer tools (inspecting the elements and deleting or modifying the relevant CSS/JavaScript) or browser extensions designed for circumventing paywall.
Welcome to another reliable and helpful tip from The DiGiztal Bypass Paywalls Tips series.
This is a revised and updated post.
This original post was published way back December 2021.
How to bypass The Boston Globe paywall
- 12 feet Ladder
- 13 feet Ladder
- Disable JavaScript
- Archive.Today
- Bypass Paywalls Clean extension
- Textise
- Txtify.it
- Clear This Page
- JavaScript bookmarklet
By looking at the number of ways one can access The Boston Globe web articles for free means it is using a soft paywall.
In other words, The Boston Globe is not giving you a hard time, so to speak.
So, please if you can do subscribe accordingly.
Now, let's find out how people use these various workable ways to get past The Boston Globe paywall, to read its articles for free online.
1. 12 Feet Ladder
This widely-mentioned proxy tool 12ft Ladder can do it.
One simple way is paste the article URL in the box provided in the homepage.
There are four ways of using it to read the latest breaking news, features and opinion articles.
It could circumvent The Boston Globe by pretending to be a search engine bot.
Thus it can can sneak into the paywalled content.
Most soft paywall websites grant the search engine to full access because they want to be indexed and show up at the Google search results page.
To know more, read "How to use 12 feet Ladder to remove paywalls".
2. 13 Feet Ladder
Just like 12ft Ladder, this similar proxy tool can get past The Boston Globe paywall.
There are three way of using it.
Its trick to get its hands on the blocked content is like 12 Feet Ladder, by impersonating as a search engine.
Find out from this detailed information, "How to use 13 Feet Ladder to bypass paywalls".
3. Disable JavaScript
This is another Boston Globe paywall bypass tip that works for both Firefox and Chrome browser.
This is how to disable JavaScript for Firefox browser.
Go to Firefox browser.
Copy the following line and paste it onto the Firefox address bar: about:config
Hit the Enter key.
Next you click the blue button: "Accept the Risk and Continue".
Now type this:javascript.enabled in the search box provided.
You should see "javascript.enabled" shows under it.
Double click anywhere within the javascript.enabled box to change the value from "true" to "false".
Now go to The Boston Globe blocked article again to reload the page by clicking on the "Reload current page" icon in the address bar of that page.
The article should be unblocked right away.
REMINDER: Remember to activate the Firefox browser JavaScript function back after used. If not, some websites may not work properly, others may not work at all.
Google Chrome Browser:
This is how to disable JavaScript for Google Chrome browser
To disable JavaScript in Google Chrome for The Boston Globe site, follow these steps:
Open your Google Chrome.
At the upper-right of the Chrome window, click the Chrome menu icon (three dots).
A drop-down menu appears.
Click "Settings".
On the left side of the screen, click "Privacy and security".
On the right side of the screen, click "Site Settings".
On the Site Settings page, scroll to the bottom of the screen, until you come to the "Content" section, click "JavaScript".
It opens a new page.
Under the "Customize behavior" section, click the "Add" button next to "Not allowed to use Javascript".
A "Add a site" box pops up, add this line inside.
Click the "Add" button.
Go to The Boston Globe homepage, you can see all the text, but no images at all.
But you can read all the articles unblocked, but without images or pictures.
4. Archive.Today
Use the free archive site Archive.Today, which stores snapshots of web pages to bypass The Boston Globe paywall.
If the article which you want to read which has already archived, you can read there.
If not, then you have to archive it yourself, or wait for it to automatically to archive the article.
It works for both browsers: Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.
This is what you do:
Go to Archive.Today site.
Paste the article URL in the space provided under "My url is alive and I want to archive its content."
Next click the "save" button.
Find out more from this guide how to use Archive.Today to bypass paywalled articles for free.
5. Bypass Paywalls Clean extension
Just install this browser extension and you can read The Boston Globe articles for free right away.
For Chrome browser refer to this tutorial: How to install Bypass Paywalls Clean extension for Chrome
For Firefox browser, refer to this tutorial: How to install Bypass Paywalls Clean extension for Firefox
6. Textise
Textise is an Internet tool that can create a text only version of almost any web page.
This is what you do:
Go to Textise site.
Copy the blocked article URL and paste it in the box provided.
Click the "Textise" button.
Immediately The Boston globe article appears, but without any picture.
To know more, read "How to bypass paywalls with Textise".
7. Txtify.it
It is not surprise this plain text convertor Txtify.it could remove its digital wall too.
It is because it works like the above tool Textise.
Just paste the blocked article URL here and click the "CONVERT" button.
To know more how to use it, read this post, "How to get over paywalls with Textify.it to".
8. Clear This Page bookmarklet
The function of this tool Clear This Page is to remove irrelevant elements, such as advertisements, navigation menus, and even paywalls, leaving only the main content.
Yes, it is similar to Textise and Txtify.it.
Save the bookmarklet to your toolbar by dragging its JavaScript code from here.
When you encounter the paywalled articles, click the ClearThisPage icon.
9. JavaScript bookmarklet
Copy this set of code and save it at your toolbar or bookmark.
When at the blocked article, click this bookmarklet, and it opens the Google search results page.
Click on that particular article, and you should be able to view it in full.
To set up this bookmarklet, refer to this: "How to use JavaScript bookmarklet to bypass paywalls"
These are workable ways to access The Boston Globe articles without subscription.
NOTE: These methods may not involve direct hacking or unauthorized access, they can still violate anti-circumvention laws and terms of service. Consider using the legal and ethical ways to access paywalled web articles.
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DISCLAIMER: This post is for educational purposes only. It aims to help you better understand web technologies and digital security. It does not endorse breaking website rules or illegal activity. Use responsibly; the author is not liable for misuse or legal issues.