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bypass-paywalls-chrome
HISTORICAL RECORD2018–2024
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bypass-paywalls-chrome

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I just use https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome and it works well for me.

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02040602018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments20182019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 24 mentions; 1 submissions, 23 comments2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 56 mentions; 3 submissions, 53 comments2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 52 mentions; 0 submissions, 52 comments20212022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 31 mentions; 3 submissions, 28 comments2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 29 mentions; 0 submissions, 29 comments2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 7 mentions; 3 submissions, 4 comments2024

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20192019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC24123
20202020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC56353
20212021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC52052
20222022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC31328
20232023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC29029
20242024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC734

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Not sure how "mostly unknown" these are, but I use: Work (Macbook): - Coca: Keeps the screen on and bypasses the "screen lock after X minutes" thing that IT had set up. It's a quality of life adjustment when I'm trying to read something without the screen locking up after a minute. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/coca/id1000808993?mt=12 - Rectangle: Lets me move and resize windows using keyboard shortcuts or snap areas. https://rectangleapp.com/ Browser: - Weava: Lets me highlight webpages and keep copies of them in a repository for future review. I've been reading a lot of docs lately and it's been a lifesaver. https://www.weavatools.com/ - Bypass Paywalls: Self-explanatory. Also available for FF. https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome - Stylus: Can write custom CSS for webpages. You can use other people's styles, but I prefe
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r writing my own in order to have greater control. Another quality of life adjustment when I don't want to stare at stark white documentation. Also available for FF. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stylus/clngdbkpkpe...
In Ask HN: What are your favorite apps that are mostly unknown?
This is really cool, but I don't really get why full MITM is needed when all the paywall code is executed in the browser. If news sites started using methods outside the browser for determining if you have access, like allowlisting IP addresses, how could this bypass that? Projects like bypass-paywalls-chrome [1] (which works on firefox) get the job done just fine. Is there really a scenario where this is needed to unblock a website? Additionally, parts of the privacy policy strongly implying browsing history is collected and sold - although I may have misinterpreted this. My apologies if so. "Information We Collect When You Use... the Desktop Application... [we collect] your web browsing history (URLs that you visit)... [and] WE USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT... To generate and share aggregated, anonymized, or de-identified information a
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bout the web browsing activity of all of our users with our partners and other third parties for marketing, advertising, research, or similar purposes" [2]. [1] https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome [2] https://incoggo.com/privacy/
In Show HN: Incoggo – Free Adblocker for Paywalls

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