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If you use firefox, install this https://bitbucket.org/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-firefox-c...

Hmmm. From https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/bypass-paywal...:

  This add-on is not actively monitored for security by Mozilla. Make sure you trust it before installing.

Yes. They will obviously not recommend a paywall bypasser.

There's a huge difference between "recommend" and "keep an eye on for security purposes".

After all, Mozilla doesn't seem to have a problem with UBlock Origin and similar things.

Every non-recommended addon has that warning. Addons are recommened based on number of users, use case etc. They are meant for non-technical users, to not install shady apps (adblock plus, ultra pro plus adblocker ++, etc)

The addon I linked doesnt even ask access to all sites. The developer has taken great care to request only for news sites, even though they are large in number

or this:

https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome/release...

The one I linked is the clean version (without google-analytics)

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