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Just started using paywall bypass plugin - BPC. Honestly, love it so far. I found that both their github and gitlab are blocked. I found that tool at gitflic.ru

Never, used this repository or the extension before. Curious, if people from the community use it and how secure they would consider this?

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[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 42 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Magnolia's Twitter Account: https://x.com/Magnolia1234B
Nitter Link: https://nitter.tiekoetter.com/Magnolia1234B

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bypass_Paywalls_Clean


It used to be on the official Firefox Extensions repository until DMCA takedown notices made them take it down.

https://web.archive.org/web/20210429215917/https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/bypass-paywalls-clean/

It used to be on gitlab until DMCA takedown notices made them take it down.

https://web.archive.org/web/20220320090024/https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-firefox-clean

It used to be on github until DMCA takedown notices made them take it down.

https://web.archive.org/web/20240611084455/https://github.com/bpc-clone/bypass-paywalls-firefox-clean

It moved to gitflic.ru not because it's sketchy, but because of copyright enforcement.

It's kind of like sci-hub, in a way, it can only actually survive in a country that doesn't respect the US copyright cabal.

That being said, I've never audited the code, but it's open source (MIT-license) and signed by Mozilla as noted on its gitflic page:

PS although the add-on was removed from Mozilla’s add-on store (AMO) (because of DMCA Takedown Notice) it’s still signed and manually checked for security by Mozilla (hence the delay in signing).

[-] salvor_hardin@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 days ago

Yup, I saw this. Do you use the plugin too?

[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 days ago

Yes, I do use it, and I've never experienced any trouble with it.

[-] salvor_hardin@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago

Also, appreciate you updating the answer and adding all the details. I am sure somebody looking for this plugin in the future would find it extremely useful, and would not go down the internet rabbit hole like myself with the forensic analyis. :)

[-] salvor_hardin@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 days ago

Sweet, thanks!

[-] Flatworm7591@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 2 days ago

I've been using it for years, and switched to that repository soon after the previous versions were taken down. No issues with it afaik, and I'm very grateful to the developers for keeping it going.

[-] salvor_hardin@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago

Great, thanks now I can sleep a bit less stressed than usual :D

[-] drhoopoe@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 2 days ago

Holy shit, how did I make it this far in life without knowing about this add-on?

[-] salvor_hardin@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 days ago

Ahaha! This is an incredible plugin. Can access a lot more content, and would highlyrecommentd!

[-] arararagi@ani.social 2 points 2 days ago

Didn't know about the new repository, thanks for the info.

[-] LiamTheBox@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 days ago

I use aHR0cHM6Ly9hcmNoaXZlLmlzLw==

Usually more effective to distribute

[-] salvor_hardin@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

Is the extension up-to-date then?

[-] tiredowl2020@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago

I do not understand this code. Can someone explain as if I were a total idiot?

[-] Sphere@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago

It's base64 for https://archive.is/

[-] prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Why are you encoding this?

Also, typo

[-] HelloRoot@lemy.lol 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Thats actually an interesting method to make AI not learn it.

[-] LiamTheBox@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

No it just makes Hollywood not dmca internet text.

[-] salvor_hardin@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

Oh woah! Are AI bots not able to recognise base 64 at this moment?

[-] HelloRoot@lemy.lol 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I guess they could embed it like a word from a different language, but I don't know why base64 should be part of the pipeline.

Edit:

or maybe I am completely wrong

[-] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 7 points 2 days ago

I use it. Never thought about security. I'm lazy.

[-] salvor_hardin@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Ahahah! Did you also download from the gitflic.ru repository?

[-] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 7 points 2 days ago

Yes because that's where it's hosted and it was necessary after it was DMCA'd.

I'm not sure where updates are pulled from once it's installed.

[-] salvor_hardin@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago

Ah yea, that's a good point about where the udpates are coming from 🤔

[-] veniasilente@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago

Just disable automatic update (you can do that per-extension) and you're golden.

[-] caviar0527@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 days ago

Thanks to this post, I have finally found the non-DCMAd version of the plugin. And of course, it is hosted in the Old Country nowadays 🫣 Thanks OP!

[-] salvor_hardin@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

Welcome! I am not sure if I can ever access news without it :)

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