This is how to block cookies and site data for specific websites in Firefox browser to get around paywalls.
In other words, you block those websites from storing cookies and site data in Firefox.
By doing this, you can bypass paywall of some websites.
Welcome to another post from The DiGiztal Bypass Paywalls Tips series.
Block cookies and site data
This is what you do:
Go to your Mozilla Firefox browser.
Click on "Open menu" (three horizontal lines icon) at the top right hand corner of your computer screen.
It drops down the context menu.
Click on "Settings" and a page appears.
Next click on "Privacy & Security" on the left side of the page.
Scroll down until you see "Cookies and Site Data".
Click on "Manage Exceptions..." button.
A box pops up, titled "Exceptions - Cookies and Site Data".
In the space below "Address of website", paste or type in the address of the websites.
For example, if you want to block Harvard Business Review site.
Then type: https://hbr.org
Next click on the "Block" button.
You can see Harvard Business Review domain listed under "Website" and its "Status" as "Block".
Finally click the "Save Changes" button.
That's all you need to do.
Now you can get through the paywall of HBR site, to real all its digital content.
You can add in more than one website to the list.
This is how block cookies and site data for specific websites in Firefox.
Here are more tips how to block cookies and site data in Firefox.
NOTE: This method may not involve direct hacking or unauthorized access, it 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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