How Do I Evade Paywalls? 📦

9    13 Aug 2020 23:03 by u/None

I can go around some of them with [outline](https://outline.com/), but not very many. Is there a different way? Please keep in mind that I am a non-techie, so it's a non-starter to switch operating systems. I use Firefox with Windows 10. If it's possible to do this without tying myself in knots trying to figure it out, I'd be grateful for the help.

9 comments

3 u/Drewski 13 Aug 2020 23:25
If outline doesn't work [archive.today](https://archive.today/) may not either but it's worth a shot. Sometimes Firefox reader view works for me (F9). There's also this addon but I haven't used it so ymmv: https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome
1 u/None [OP] 14 Aug 2020 00:03
Thank you very much. I see "Chrome" on there. Does it fuck with Firefox and/or my privacy settings, for whatever those are worth?
2 u/Drewski 14 Aug 2020 07:12
I couldn't tell you as I haven't used it. You could run it in a VM or on a portable install to test it.
1 u/None [OP] 15 Aug 2020 16:06
I don't know what VM or "portable install" means. Could you tell me more? I don't need the background explanation for this, at least not much, but it would help quite a bit if you could give me a step-by-step guide to what you're talking about. Thanks much in advance.
2 u/Drewski 15 Aug 2020 16:12
VM - virtual machine, its like running a separate install of your operating system in a box. https://www.vmware.com/ Or Firefox portable: https://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable
1 u/None [OP] 15 Aug 2020 16:22
Thank you. I will have a look.
1 u/CrimsonFukr 14 Aug 2020 02:30
I use no-script and it works for a fair amount of them.
1 u/None [OP] 14 Aug 2020 02:36
I have no idea what you are talking about.
2 u/CrimsonFukr 14 Aug 2020 02:48
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/noscript/doojmbjmlfjjnbmnoijecmcbfeoakpjm?hl=en It allows you to manually enable javascript for websites which prevents the paywalling scripts for a lot of sites.