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Bypassing free online article limits

I was looking around for information on Brotli compression , and came across an article behind protection (login or membership required). Information behind these  paywalls  is more and more common, as companies are using these in order to maintain their revenue in an digital era. Myself, like other people, do not want to login or create an account to view this content (it is also likely found on another site) - so I poked around to see if the information was accessible without logging in. Keeping this investigation confidential, I will not be mentioning the website in question or post any screenshots what I found. The flaw has also been reported to the company to ensure they can fix their security hole. How I bypassed the paywall In articles that implement a paywall, there is typically the beginning of the online article that is visible, only for a short while. At the end of the readable article, the text fades out to white, abruptly ends, or is ended by a Sign In/Regi...