Skip to content

Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

@joshwand

joshwand/gist:1145669

Created August 15, 2011 03:41
Show Gist options
  • Star 15 You must be signed in to star a gist
  • Fork 0 You must be signed in to fork a gist
  • Save joshwand/1145669 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Save joshwand/1145669 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Download ZIP
Blocking the new version of the NYTimes paywall
Raw
gistfile1.md

The NYTimes has updated their paywall-- it's slightly more sophisticated. The content is no longer hidden behind a big transparent div, but instead is now actually removed from the page entirely. It's still simple to defeat, though. Using adblock plus (or your preferred adblocking device), block the following URLs:

*://*.nytimes.com/*/gwy.js*
*://*.nytimes.com/*/gw.js*

And you're done.

@willhaslett
Copy link

I also had to delete and block cookies from [*].nytimes.com. Then it worked. Chrome/Mac.

@ryansaurusrex
Copy link

This seems to no longer work.

Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment