Shows 'Paywall' sites links as '$$$'. Preserves original text. Great on Drudge. Also flags sites that do not work with adblockers.
What is Paywall?
'Paywall' is a Chrome extension designed to provide users with prior notification when a link they are about to click leads to a site with paywalls or adblocker restrictions. Interestingly, it keeps the original link text and moves it into a $$$ text. Its outstanding performance on Drudge makes it a great companion. This extension does not infravertibly bypass paywalls or sign-in restrictions; its primary function is to give alerts for such sites.
Extension stats
By: Mark Crandall
Users: 1,000+
Rating: 2.67
(6)
Creation date: 2016-10-18
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 611.33K
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Extension summary
Shows 'Paywall' sites links as '$$$'. Preserves original link text and moves link to '$$$' text. Great on Drudge. Also flags sites that do not work with adblockers. Does not in any way circumvent Paywall sites or logon restrictions, only warns that a link goes to a Paywall site.
User reviews
Fails to mark all paywalls correctly and permanently breaks links marked as paywalled on Google. It tries to do what it claims but fails miserably.
No work!
Extension safety
Risk impact
Paywall requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
Paywall has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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