Ask HN: Can we add an “Outline” link for paywalls?

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8 years ago

Since many online newspapers are putting up a paywall, or straight up blocking visitors from EU, I think it's time to consider adding or changing the "web" link that we see here in the comment page. I know that it's used to search on Google for the same article with the intent to bypass the paywall, but time after time it failed me.

I'd personally love to see an "Outline" link which automatically redirects to the uncluttered version of an article using outline.com, which provides a great service. Or otherwise, a Chrome extension that recreate that just for HN.

At the moment I'm using a javascript bookmark, but whenever I visit the WSJ, it has the "GDPR-EU" wall that breaks the URL, so I can't use the bookmark to jump to the Outlined version.

Disclaimer: not affiliated with anyone, just an annoyed EU member.

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