Do you know you can access The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Financial Times websites articles for free with just one tool?
In other words, you can get past paywalls of these three major news publications websites without any account.
These three major website do not offer any free article to read.
In other words, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Financial Times do not use a simple soft paywall.
So forget about using the se tricks:12 Feet Ladder, disable JavaScript, or private browsing.
They don't get past any of the paywall of these three websites.
Welcome to another useful tip from The DiGiztal Bypass Paywalls Tips series.
This original post was published way back in April 2018.
Since then it has been updated a few times.
Back then I used the NYTClean bookmark, Unpaywall extension, Twitter search, and the Chrome incognito mode.
Alas, all those methods do not work work anymore for these three established websites.
These days all you need to do is just download and install one browser extension.
Bypass New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Financial Times paywalls
I am talking about the popular and controversial paywall remover, The Bypass Paywalls Clean by magnolia1234.
Just download and install this browser extension to your Firefox or Chrome.
Set it to ON and you are on your way to read unlimited web articles of these three major websites, but many others too.
How does this Bypass Paywalls Clean extension could get past paywalls?
It employs different techniques to circumvent paywalls, such as modifying headers, spoofing user agents, or accessing cached versions of pages.
It can also clear or manipulate the cookies that track your free article count limit.
This browser extension could also block the JavaScript and or CSS that display the overlays which hide away the content
Anyway, for more detail, read either of these two tutorials, depending on the browser you are using:
Firefox users, read this: How to install Bypass Paywalls Clean extension for Firefox
Chrome users, read this: Install Bypass Paywalls Clean extension for Chrome
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.
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.