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Steps to get around NYT Paywall
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NYTPaywallWorkaround.md

A step by step guide wallthrough on how to access / read a NYT paywalled article

  1. Open the NYT article you want to read in incognito mode
  2. Open up your devtool console ([cmd][shift][j] on chrome/mac)
  3. Open up the devtools command prompt ([cmd][shift][P] on chrome/mac)
  4. Type in the command disable javascript into the command prompt, but don't hit enter
  5. Reload the page
  6. After the content loads but before the paywall appears, enter your disable javascript command
  7. If paywall persists, return to step 3. Otherwise, enjoy your free article.
  8. Happy reading!
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bdxb commented Oct 10, 2024 •
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I use Firefox for developers, Idk if chrome or others have this or not. go to inspect, select the three dots on the top (...) and select settings come down to the advanced settings and select "Disable JavaScript" this will disable the functionality for that one tab and will be forgotten when you open another one. enjoy reading.

Thank you so much. This works but sadly doesn't load pictures.

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