A bookmarklet to remove clickgates on New York Times, Medium, etc.

In plain words

This bookmarklet removes paywalls and clickgates from news websites including Medium, the New York Times, and others. Created in response to paywalled content on Medium's Towards Data Science blog, it allows readers to access articles that would otherwise require subscriptions or payment. The tool is designed for users who want to read published content without hitting paywall restrictions.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

In the maker’s words, at launch

Recently i stumbled on too many clickgates on the Medium blog Towards Data science. Considering that most people publish to share knowledge on Medium and are driven into putting their content behind a paywall, without actually getting paid for it, including myself. I felt like Medium is running the academic…

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