#paywalls

The BBC has added a paywall in Canada and the U.S. Scratch one credible international media source from my RSS. 🙁 https://help.bbc.com/hc/en-us/articles/42331755973139-Why-do-I-have-to-subscribe-to-continue-using-BBC-com-and-the-BBC-app (It's not just that I'd have to pay myself; anyone I shared a story link with would now have to pay as well, which makes it nearly useless as a source.) #news #RSS #paywalls #BBC

For those who struggle with #Paywalls on #news/scientific #articles: Two websites which are indispensable: https://periscope.corsfix.com/ - Periscope acts as a proxy which gets past news paywalls https://sci-hub.su/ - Sci-hub. also found at .st, .ru, .red, and .box; acts as a frontend to access scientific articles And then this browser extension, Bypass Paywalls Clean, which works quite well (updates a lot, though, so stay up to date): https://gitflic.ru/project/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-chrome-clean (Chromium browsers) https://gitflic.ru/project/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-firefox-clean (Firefox browsers) ONLY trust these git repos to source the extension. Magnolia1234 is the original developer. The extensions were removed due to DMCA from the browser extension stores, and now there are many malicious copies. This one is safe, I use it myself, and have done so since before it was removed (so I know who is the real dev). --- In addition, for other #media, like #books, #manga, or #movies, others: https://fmhy.net/ - Free Media Hell Yeah! is an aggregator of sites to access #free media. All sites are safe so long as you have an adblocker. https://annas-archive.gl/ - Anna's Archive. An aggregate site for books. Pulls from many sources (incl. Lib-gen and zlib) https://cineby.sc/ - Cineby. Watch nearly anything free, no ads I'll give #music next.