I came across this question, "How do you bypass The Economic Times paywall?" in Quora question and answer website.
So I am providing a helpful, reliable and people-first content, as recommended by Google.
However, remember this post is for informational purposes only.
I do not encourage you to access The Economic Times and all the other paywalled websites illegally or unethically.
It states in its terms of use:
...either directly or through the use of any device, software, internet site, web-based service, or other means remove, alter, bypass, avoid, interfere with, or circumvent any copyright, trademark,..
For those who do not know The Economic Times is a leading Indian English-language business-focused daily newspaper.
It is owned by The Times Group.
Besides offering comprehensive and latest information on business, finance, and the economy, particularly the Indian economy and markets.
In addition, it also shares market data, tools and information for investors.
You could read most of its content for free.
But those premium articles known as "ETPrime" aka "Prime Exclusives" are behind the hard paywall.
It means you can't read anything for free, without paying for a subscription first.
So how do folks managed to reads these paywalled exclusive ETPrime articles?
Let's see how they access The Economic Times without subscription with just a few clicks of your computer mouse.
Welcome to another post from The DiGiztal Bypass Paywalls Tips series.
NOTE: This is not "How to bypass The Economist paywall to read articles for free".
How to bypass The Economic Times paywall
From what I read online, they could still manage to read The Economic Times site content with the popular browser extension, Bypass Paywalls Clean (BPC) by magnolia1234.
This notorious browser extension BPC was taken down due to multiple DMCA takedown notices filed by the News Media Alliance (NMA).
Simply because it violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) by circumventing technological protection measures on paywalled content.
It is still popularly used because it can get through quite a list of websites all over the world.
All you need to is just install its browser extension, and you can have a field day reading all the economictimes.indiatimes.com content.
This is how to read ETPrime or Prime Exclusives of The Economic Times without subscription.
For Firefox browser users, check out how they install BPC extension: "How to install Bypass Paywalls Clean extension for Firefox".
For Google Chrome browser, refer to this tutorial: "How to install Bypass Paywalls Clean for Chrome".
This should answer the Quora question, how you could get around The Economic Times paywall.
Watch the how to bypass The Economic Times paywall below:
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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