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The Information has been unlocking the occasional article for HN users for a while now. I asked if they'd do that for this one and they agreed. Thanks!

(The submitted URL was https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/06/report-magic-leaps-early-d..., which made sense while the original source was behind a hard paywall. Changed now.)

>>dang+(OP)
That's nice! I noticed a modal but I closed before reading it. I could parse (not in time to avoid closing) that it was welcoming HN users.

I am curious now what it was saying.

EDIT: Got it again, it says:

"Welcome Hacker News Readers

Before you quickly exit out of this popup, consider subscribing for $10/month for your first 3 months"

I was quicker than they expected lol

>>soneca+zf
Welp, at least my copy was on point.

>>dang+(OP)
Thanks dang! I specifically used the TechCrunch article for that reason and am glad you were able to get a hole cut in the paywall.

>>dang+(OP)
I'm not sure what "unlocking" the article, but assume that we should be able to see the full article. Currently, I can only see the two first paragraphs and the article ends with "with direct knowledge of the discussions" and then a "No subscription? You're missing out." ad. Seems to still be behind a paywall.

>>capabl+VX
Odd, I can definitely see the full thing. You're definitely clicking through from here on HN, right?

>>Wowfun+8Y
Yup, I did! I can even see the utm_source and utm_medium query params in the URL that I guess is supposed to unlock the article. But this is what I see https://i.imgur.com/pN83qpg.png

>>capabl+X41
You probably configured your browser to omit referrers. The Information looks at that to decide unlocking.