Use a Proxy
This method will trick the website into thinking it’s your first visit.
This works only for sites that blur the textafteryou’ve reached their limit of free articles.
The last step provides a few alternatives, but we’ll show how this works using the Internet Archive.
Visit Internet Archive, and enter the web page’s URL into the text box.
Not all web pages exist here, so it doesn’t work for everything.
Pick a year, month, day, and time.
If you’re not sure what to choose, start with the more recent snapshots.
The page, as it was archived at the time you chose, will open.
If Internet Archive doesn’t delete the blurred text, try another archival site likeArchive.today.
Also try opening the paywalled web page withyour web client’s incognito mode,Google Translate,12ft Ladder, orOutLine.
This will sometimes let you view the blurred text.
Turn on Chrome’s built-in reader modeto use that web app.
Here’s how to turn it on with Microsoft Edge.
With the article open, select theEnter Immersive Readerbutton to the right of the URL.
Immediately, the page should transform and hide the paywall.
Other browsers will have their reader modes in different places.
This method works only if the paywall is essentially a sticky window hiding the content.
Before you walk through these steps, try pressing theEsckeyimmediatelyafter the page loads, or even during it.
It might sayoverlayor something similar.
Right-nudge the code, and selectDelete element.
To do that, copy the text below, and paste it just before the article’s URL.
We’ve also seen this work through Google.
Click it from there, instead, to see if that lets you in.
This is often the case with big companies that can afford to restrict access to their content.
They will force you to sign up for a free account before you might dive into the content.
This is usually done so they can email you about their website’s happenings.
Should You Unblur Website Content?
FAQ
To activate Reader Mode in Safari, use the keyboard shortcutCommand+Shift+R.
Alternatively, go toView>ShowReader.
You may also see a paper-shaped icon in the address bar.
