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Even on desktop. They have a modal pop up when I try to read page 2, requiring me to register. It doesn't even allow me to exit and disables the content behind the modal. Turning off javascript for the site worked, but sheesh.

I would recommend using Outline : https://outline.com/

You can prefix the URL you want to acces with https://outline.com/ and it will unclutter the page. There is also a Chrome extension that works well.

The paywall is just JavaScript. On Firefox Nightly for Android, reading mode sidestepped the paywall with ease.

Same on iOS safari. Reading mode hides the app nag screen.

However there is no way to switch pages, but simply updating the URL with ?page=3 worked.