How To Hack A Paywall

It’s a whole lot easier than you think.

How many times has this happened to you? You Google something, then happily click on one of the top three results that and see what looks like exactly the information you were searching. You start reading, scroll a little bit, then two seconds later, a paywall appears—some full-screen overlay that blocks the content beneath it, demanding that you subscribe for $6.99 per month or disable your ad blocker or whatever else the publisher wants after luring you onto their site.