How to Bypass News Paywalls Legally

Disguising your browser as Google's crawler, as the old answer suggested, breaks publishers' terms; it isn't legal access just because the site lets Google in. Legal ways to read for free: Many public libraries give card holders free digital access to newspapers and magazines, often including the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, through their website or apps such as Libby and PressReader; subscribers to many papers, including the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and Financial Times, can send gift links that open a full article for anyone; and students often get free subscriptions through their school.