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WSJ has a paywall. Anyone got a pastebin of the content?

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Just replace 'wsj' by 'fullwsj' in the URL to access the content.

EDIT : see below for what it actually does. :)

It doesn't just "change the referer". It redirects you to Facebook, which redirects you back to WSJ.

If you don't want Facebook to know which articles you read, there are web extensions to fake the referer. I'm using https://github.com/JoaoAparicio/read-ft-wsj .

OK, thanks for the explanation. I didn't look into it in detail, my mistake.

Can something like this be done for Medium?

https://archive.is/3VGLm , but there's isn't much content beyond the video.

You should be able to download the video with youtube-dl.

Obligatory outline link: https://outline.com/k4V2Gt

Pay walled links should not be allowed here.

If there's a workaround, it's ok. Users usually post workarounds in the thread.

This is in the FAQ at https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html and there's more explanation here:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989

https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme...

Why? Some of the best content out there is supported by subscriptions and deserves discussion as well as financial support.

That’s fine, but if it’s not publicly accessible don’t advertise the pay for entry content, the masses can’t view it without waiting for someone to post a workaround link.

I would be fine with this if the link was to working content (the workaround link).

The mods generally seem to disagree. You might email the site operators using the Contact link below, as discussing here won’t have any impact on general site policy.

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