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How to Bypass Soft Paywalls on Local News Sites
person Patrick Bushe · calendar_today April 10, 2026
Local news sites typically employ "soft paywalls," allowing you 5 free articles a month before restricting access via local storage tracking. To effortlessly bypass soft paywalls on local news sites, the Bypass Paywalls extension is your best asset. It monitors your local browser storage; when you navigate to a local news outlet, it automatically wipes the specific tracking tokens counting your visits, keeping your counter permanently locked at zero.