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News articles hidden behind a paywall shouldn't be allowed in news communities (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago by Just_Pizza_Crust@lemmy.world to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world
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Basically, if all I can read is a headline how can I consider it informative? A news headline has as much evidence as your average Tweet, and can be deeply incorrect through the use of clickbait.

I do use methods to get around paywalls, but knowing that some/most people won't, it seems counter-informative to solely use the clickbait headline to keep people informed.

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[–] PoliticallyIncorrect@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Which techniques are out there to avoid the paywall?

[–] Zugyuk@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Archive.ph is my go-to 😁

[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I use the Bypass Paywalls addon in Firefox. That takes care of a lot of sites. Switching to reader view in Firefox can also get around some paywalls. Archiving sites can also be used to get around some paywalls.

[–] PoliticallyIncorrect@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

Thx for the info mate 👍👍

[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

12ft.io is good.

[–] Just_Pizza_Crust@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

This is also what I tend to use

[–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago

If you use the Ublock Origin Extension, you can paste in custom filter lists that block the loading of paywalls I use this one.