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Comment by RKoutnik | Hacker News Reader

Meta: Looks like WSJ is smart enough now to detect the `web` links. I went directly to the site, hit paywall, backed out. Then went via the `web` link, same paywall. Went to `web` link in incognito, was able to read the (fairly anemic) article.

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I would prefer an HN 'rule' that denies the listing of any articles that originate from paywall sites.

So a rule that denies listing articles from publications that regularly produce interesting stuff? That's the definition of cutting off your nose to spite your face.

This same article is on 20 sites. No reason to pay wall it.

In this case, fair point. Not all pay walled articles meet this criteria. Many do not.

Try this Chrome Extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bypass-wsj-other-s...

Yeah, I've had to do incognito on the WSJ web links for a while now.

Seems like a cookie they set for your browser. Normal practice.

Try the "Paywall Bypass" Chrome extension.

Interesting, the web link worked for me.

it's hit or miss, but I rarely have to do incognito for WSJ

I think they cookie you on the direct link hit, so going back and doing the web link doesn't work without incognito (IME).

I get the paywall, even in incognito across all browsers. They must also be tracking by IP.

Fascinating. I work at a large WeWork (hundreds of people, ~9 floors of a 12 story building in manhattan). I wonder if I'm silently benefitting from WSJ subscribers who work out of there causing our ips to be whitelisted for uncookied, google-referred views.

Do you do most of your browsing from home?

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