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		riffic on May 24, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: How does archive.is bypass paywalls? your browser usually downloads an entire article and certain elements are overlayed. it's trivial to bypass most paywalls isn't it?

aidenn0 on May 24, 2023 [–]

Not for some (I think the Wall Street Journal). Apparently the AMP version of the page does work this way for WSJ though, which is how IA gets around the paywall.

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