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[–] SexualPolytope@lemmy.sdf.org 33 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)
[–] testaccount372920@piefed.zip 3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Thanks! I appreciate the archive link, although I think it's OP's job to provide it.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 4 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

For the record, you could install the removepaywalls.com browser extension on all your devices and never have this problem again.

[–] Tetsuo@jlai.lu 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

A bold lie.

As if paywall removers are "universal".

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 2 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

They use five different removers bundled together into one neat package, with the plugin automatically selecting the one most likely to work on that specific page. Personally, I've never yet found a paywall it couldn't beat. I'm sure some exist, but it's few enough that it's basically a solved problem.

And since archive links are one of the options it tries, if it doesn't work, then getting an archive link from OP isn't gonna happen either.