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Post by enbob »

Is there a way to block the paywall prompt that shows up after you've read a certain number of articles?

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/harvey-weinsteins-secret-settlements
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Post by intense »

No way. Sometimes certain paywalls can be bypassed but only because have some bug.
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Post by enbob »

OK I thought this one might be possible because the article is visible underneath the paywall prompt. Thanks.
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Post by Bob The Builder 1234 »

I don't see the paywall you're describing, however, there is unblocked tracking and ads.

Unblocked ads:

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||newyorker.com/static/failsafe/
||newyorker.com/images/CM/failsafe/
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https://www.newyorker.com/static/failsafe/global-navbar-rollover.html
https://www.newyorker.com/static/failsafe/end-of-article-tout.html
https://www.newyorker.com/images/CM/failsafe/cns/footer.png
https://www.newyorker.com/images/CM/failsafe/cns/NYR_Header.png

Unblocked tracking:

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||newyorker.com/static/analytics.js
||bounceexchange.com^
||capture.condenastdigital.com^
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Post by enbob »

If you read a few articles, it will prompt you to pay to continue reading.
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Post by enbob »

Now Easylist blocks the prompt that tells you you've hit the paywall so you only see a grayed out screen. Is it possible to unblock the paywall overlay? I don't think it's possible to bypass the paywall entirely.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/01/28/does-journalism-have-a-future
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Post by smed79 »

Easylist blocks the prompt that tells you you've hit the paywall
No issue here ==> https://vgy.me/KCHCSB.png
Check from your side.
I don't think it's possible to bypass the paywall entirely
1. for chrome, Install EditThisCookie then blacklist the cookie "pay_ent_smp" for ".newyorker.com"
screenshot https://imgur.com/wHbLh7El.png

2. add this filter

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newyorker.com##div[class^="Failsafe__tny-failsafe_"]
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Post by enbob »

Super cool, thank you.

I did that and I added the filter, but I still get a gray overlay on articles which I think is a remnant of the paywal overlay.

Here is a screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/Io0iLtj.png

Here is a paste of my filters from uBo, if it helps: https://pastebin.com/raw/74yBPXHU
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Post by smed79 »

I still get a gray overlay on articles
Sorry, i am unable to reproduce in ABP or uBo :-/

test this userscript in Tampermonkey or Greasemonkey

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// ==UserScript==
// @name         The New Yorker ∞ free articles
// @version      1.0
// @namespace    https://forums.lanik.us/viewtopic.php?p=145038#p145038
// @description  Resets the 3 free articles monthly limit fo The New Yorker
// @icon         https://vgy.me/3xjJ5v.png
// @match        https://www.newyorker.com/*
// ==/UserScript==

setCookie('pay_ent_smp', '', -1, '/', '.newyorker.com');
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Post by enbob »

This still didn't work but thanks for your help. Maybe I need to delete the existing cookie?
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Post by smed79 »

Try to manualy download and manually the extension

Bypass Paywalls for Firefox https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-firefox
Bypass Paywalls for Chrome https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome
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Post by bhabba »

The following is directed towards Fanboy's Annoyance List:

Annoying compulsion to subscribe on the bottom of the page isn't blocked.

Site to test:

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https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/10/14/can-a-machine-learn-to-write-for-the-new-yorker
Possible cosmetic filter rule:

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newyorker.com##div[class^="GrowlerFailsafe_"]
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Post by fanboy »

We can't add this, because the user wouldn't know when they hit the limit (if its hidden)
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