绕过《华尔街日报》(WSJ)、 《商业内幕(Business Insider)》 、 《纽约时报(NYT)》等网站的付费墙应该是只有付费客户才能做的事情。为此目的设立了付费墙：防止付费用户以外的任何人访问特定内容。
但是，根据付费专区的工作方式，您可能会幸运地使用付费专区解锁(a paywall unblocker)器来查看其背后的内容。其他时候，一个简单的浏览器技巧(browser trick)可能足以移除付费墙并阅读文章、观看视频等。
有两种类型的付费墙，您很可能只解锁“软”类型(” kind)。软付费墙是一种让您在阻止其他内容之前查看部分内容的方式，而硬付费墙需要预先付款(payment upfront)，无需内容预览或限时访问。
注意：我们不建议使用付费墙拦截器，因为它们会使公司缺乏潜在的巨大收入来源。与广告拦截器类似，您应该明智地使用它们并考虑它们可能对您喜爱的网站产生的影响。(Note: We don’t recommend using paywall blockers because they starve a company of a potentially huge revenue source. Similar to ad-blockers, you should use them wisely and consider the impact they might have on your favorite sites.)
此外，如果您更喜欢观看而不是阅读，请查看我们在YouTube 上(YouTube)的短视频，我们将引导您了解文章中提到的一些绕过付费墙的选项：
12个付费墙解锁器
您可以尝试多种方法来越过付费墙。有些肯定根本不起作用，但肯定有一两个选项适用于您尝试访问的站点。
绕过付费墙 Firefox 扩展
使用这个 Firefox 扩展(this Firefox extension)绕过付费墙。它适用于彭博社(Bloomberg)、丹佛邮报(Denver Post)、巴尔的摩太阳报(Baltimore Sun)、Inc.com、先驱报(Herald)和许多其他网站。只需(Just)使用该页面顶部的下载链接获取文件，然后将其拖到(download link)Firefox 窗口(Firefox window)中进行安装。
从那里，您所要做的就是访问该站点以查看扩展程序是否删除了付费专区。您可以进入设置以在任何受支持的站点上禁用阻止（允许付费专区）。
在其他地方查找文章
复制文章的标题并将其粘贴到搜索引擎(search engine)中以查找重复项。这是绕过付费墙的最简单方法之一，因为很多时候，来自基于订阅的
新闻机构(news organization)的热门文章被完全免费复制并发布到其他地方。
在进行这样的有几个空格的搜索时，需要记住的重要一点是用引号将单词括起来，就像您在上面看到的那样。这将限制搜索结果，但保证您找到的内容与您所追求的文章相关。
试试 Unpaywall Chrome 扩展程序
Unpaywall是一个Chrome 扩展程序(Chrome extension)，可以解除对学术文章的付费墙的封锁。它在互联网上搜索该项目的免费PDF版本，然后为您提供一个链接以查找免费版本。
重置您的浏览器 Cookie
删除(Delete)您的浏览器 cookie 或使用隐身模式绕过付费墙。如果该网站允许您查看少量文章，然后通过付费墙阻止访问，那么他们就是通过存储跟踪您查看过多少页面的 cookie 来实现的。
删除 cookie 或以隐身模式打开网站以绕过 cookie，将在网站上显示您是新访问者，从而重置您可以打开的免费文章数量。
了解(Learn)您的浏览器 cookie 的存储位置以将其删除。或者，了解如何在Chrome 或 Opera(Chrome or Opera)、Edge 或 Internet Explorer(Edge or Internet Explorer)或Firefox中使用隐私(Firefox)浏览模式(browsing mode)。
使用 Outline.com
在Outline(Outline)中输入页面 URL 。Outline 用于注释网页和阅读内容时几乎不会分心，但由于它的工作原理，它通常有助于通过付费墙。
手动删除付费专区
(Delete)如果可能，删除付费专区弹出窗口。(paywall pop-up)一些网站使用超级基本的付费墙系统(basic paywall system)，唯一阻止您查看页面的是弹出窗口。虽然没有易于访问的退出按钮，但您可以查看(exit button)页面源(page source)并手动将其删除以显示其背后的内容。
例如，在Chrome中，右键单击付费墙消息并选择(message and select) Inspect。使用Chrome 工具左上角
的鼠标指针选项查找付费墙的(mouse pointer option)源代码(source code)。找到它后，右键单击数据并选择Delete element。您可能必须删除一些内容，直到找到合适的组合来摆脱整个付费墙。
如果付费墙使用JavaScript(JavaScript) ，一个类似的选项可能会起作用，即使用诸如Quick JavaScript Switcher for Chrome之类的工具来阻止脚本。如果您不使用(t use) Chrome或这些方法不起作用(t working)，请尝试使用可以剥离脚本的 Web 代理，例如HMA。
停止页面完全加载
在付费专区打开之前快速暂停页面。如果您没有运气删除它或阻止JavaScript，您可以中断页面完全加载以停止显示付费专区弹出窗口。
不过，您必须要快；如果页面加载过快或付费墙在文章之前启动，这将不起作用。要尝试此操作，只需在内容加载后刷新页面并多次按 Esc
键即可。(Esc
)
挖掘存档站点
Wayback Machine和Archive.is等存档网站保存网页以用于存档目的。您可以利用这些方法来查找由于付费专区(paywall block)而无法访问的文章。
使用“稍后阅读”工具
将文章发送到书签或像Pocket这样的稍后阅读服务以绕过文章限制(article limit)。仅当您在前几次访问时可以免费访问该站点时，这才有效。
与上面的cookie 方法(cookie method)类似，此方法不会将访问存储为您自己的访问，因为该页面的内容正在发送到其他地方，而不是加载到您的计算机上。
将页面转换为 PDF
有很多页面到 PDF 的转换器，例如Webpagetopdf.com。只需(Just)将付费专区页面(paywall page)的URL放入文本框中(text box)，进行转换，然后下载PDF即可获得离线、始终可访问的文章副本。
查找登录详细信息
如果您正在处理需要用户帐户的硬付费墙，请尝试共享登录服务(login service)。像BugMeNot这样的网站可能有登录详细信息，您可以使用它来登录网站并通过伪装成真实用户来绕过付费墙。(website and bypass)
注册一个免费试用版
另一种付费墙绕过方法(paywall bypass method)涉及支付......有点。如果可以选择申请试用以便绕过付费专区，请使用它，然后在收费之前取消试用。这绝对是不费吹灰之力，但我们提出它的原因是因为它仍然是免费的，而且肯定会让你越过障碍。
但是，如果您这样做，请务必取消试用，否则您将不得不付费！您可以使用Privacy等虚拟支付服务(payment service)来确保您用于支付的卡仅涵盖试用期，并且不会向您收取服务费用。
12 Ways to Get Past a Paywall
Bypaѕsing a paywall on WSJ, Business Insider, NYT, etc. is supposed to be something only a paid customer can dо. A paywall is in place for that νery purpose: to prevent anyone but paid users from accessing specifіc content.
However, depending on how the paywall works, you might have luck using a paywall unblocker to see what’s behind it. Other times, a simple browser trick might be enough to remove the paywall and read the article, watch the video, etc.
There are two types of paywalls, and you’ll
most likely have luck unlocking only the “soft” kind. A soft paywall is one
that lets you see some of the content before it blocks the rest, whereas a hard
paywall requires payment upfront without a content preview or limited-time access.
Note: We don’t recommend using paywall blockers because they starve a company of a potentially huge revenue source. Similar to ad-blockers, you should use them wisely and consider the impact they might have on your favorite sites.
Also, if you prefer to watch over reading, check out our short video on YouTube where we walk you through some of the paywall-bypassing options mentioned in the article:
12 Paywall Unblockers
You can try a number of methods to get past a
paywall. Some are bound to not work at all, but there’s surely one or two
options that should work for the site you’re trying to access.
Bypass Paywalls Firefox Extension
Use this Firefox extension to bypass the paywall. It works on Bloomberg, Denver Post, the Baltimore Sun, Inc.com, The Herald, and many other sites. Just use the download link at the top of that page to get the file, and then drag it into a Firefox window to install it.
From there, all you have to do is access the
site to see if the extension removed the paywall. You can go into the settings
to disable the block (allow the paywall) on any of the supported sites.
Look for the Article Elsewhere
Copy the article’s headline and paste it into
a search engine to look for a duplicate. This is one of the easiest ways to get
around a paywall because many times, a popular article from a subscription-based
news organization is copied and posted elsewhere absolutely free.
Something important to remember when doing a search like this where there are several spaces is to surround the words in quotes like you see above. This will limit the search results but guarantee that what you find is relevant to the article you’re after.
Try the Unpaywall Chrome Extension
Unpaywall is a Chrome extension that unblocks paywalls on scholarly articles. It scours the internet for free PDF versions of the item and then provides you with a link to find the free version.
Reset Your Browser Cookies
Delete your browser cookies or use incognito
mode to get around the paywall. If the website lets you view a handful of
articles and then blocks access with a paywall, they’re doing so via storing
cookies that track how many pages you’ve viewed.
Removing the cookies or opening the website in
incognito mode to bypass the cookies, will appear to the website as though
you’re a new visitor, thus resetting the number of free articles you can open.
Learn where your browser’s cookies are stored to delete them. Or, see how to use private browsing mode in Chrome or Opera, Edge or Internet Explorer, or in Firefox.
Use Outline.com
Enter the page URL into Outline. Outline is meant for annotating web pages and reading the content with little distractions, but due to how it works, it’s generally helpful for getting past paywalls.
Delete the Paywall Manually
Delete the paywall pop-up, if possible. Some
websites use a super basic paywall system where the only thing stopping you
from viewing the page is a pop-up. While there isn’t an exit button easily
accessible, you can view the page source and remove it manually to reveal the
content behind it.
For example, in Chrome, right-click the
paywall message and select Inspect.
Use the mouse pointer option at the top left of Chrome’s tool to find the
source code of the paywall. When you find it, right-click the data and choose Delete element. You might have to
delete several things until you find the right mixture to get rid of the entire
paywall.
A similar option that might work if the paywall uses JavaScript, is to block the script with a tool like Quick JavaScript Switcher for Chrome. If you don’t use Chrome or these methods aren’t working, try a web proxy that can strip away scripts, like HMA.
Stop the Page From Fully Loading
Quickly pause the page before the paywall can
open. If you don’t have luck deleting it or blocking JavaScript, you might be
able to interrupt the page from fully loading to stop the paywall pop-up from
displaying.
You have to be quick though; if the page loads
too quickly or the paywall launches before the article, this won’t work. To try
this, just refresh the page and hit the Esc
key several times right after the content loads.
Dig Through Archive Sites
Archive sites like Wayback Machine and Archive.is save web pages for archival purposes. You can take advantage of those methods to find articles that you can’t otherwise access because of a paywall block.
Use a “Read-it-Later” Tool
Send the article to a bookmarking, or read-it-later service like Pocket to bypass the article limit. This only works if you’re given access to the site for free the first few times you visit.
Similar to the cookie method above, this one doesn’t store the visit as one of your own because the page’s contents are being sent elsewhere and not loaded on your computer.
Convert the Page to PDF
There are lots of page-to-PDF converters out there, one example being Webpagetopdf.com. Just put the URL of the paywall page into the text box, convert it, and then download the PDF to have yourself an offline, always-accessible copy of the article.
Look for Login Details
If it’s a hard paywall you’re dealing with that requires a user account, try a shared login service. Websites like BugMeNot might have login details you can use to log in to the website and bypass the paywall by pretending to be a real user.
Sign up for a Free Trial
Another paywall bypass method involves paying…sort of. If there’s an option to apply for a trial so that you can get around the paywall, use it and then cancel the trial before you’re charged. This is definitely a no-brainer, but the reason we bring it up is because it’s still free and will definitely get you past the block.
However, if you do this, be sure to cancel the trial or you’ll have to pay! You can use a virtual payment service like Privacy to make sure the card you use to pay only covers the trial and won’t charge you for the service.
