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'''12ft.io''' is a website that allows online [[paywall]]s to be bypassed. It was created by Thomas Millar and Seron.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Alexander |title=Paywall-breaking tool 12ft asks users to subscribe to cover costs |url=https://news.sky.com/story/paywall-breaking-tool-12ft-asks-users-to-subscribe-to-cover-costs-12536304 |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sobiraj |first=Lars |date=2021-10-07 |title=12ft.io hilft beim Überwinden von PayWalls |url=https://tarnkappe.info/artikel/internet/12ft-io-hilft-beim-ueberwinden-von-paywalls-177427.html |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=Tarnkappe}}</ref> The name is based on the phrase "show me a 10 foot wall and I'll show you a 12 foot ladder." It bypasses paywalls by pretending to be a [[search engine]] [[Web crawler|crawler]] when requesting a webpage. Websites with paywalls often allow access to search engine crawlers to ensure their pages appear in search engines.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Danielle |date=2022-02-21 |title=12ft.io is Your Friend for Bypassing Paywalls. But is That Okay? |url=https://leafandcore.com/2022/02/21/12ft-io-is-your-friend-for-bypassing-paywalls-but-is-that-okay/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=Leaf&Core |language=en-US}}</ref> Still, some websites block 12ft such as [[Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]]. |
'''12ft.io''' is a website that allows online [[paywall]]s to be bypassed. It was created by Thomas Millar and Seron.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Alexander |title=Paywall-breaking tool 12ft asks users to subscribe to cover costs |url=https://news.sky.com/story/paywall-breaking-tool-12ft-asks-users-to-subscribe-to-cover-costs-12536304 |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sobiraj |first=Lars |date=2021-10-07 |title=12ft.io hilft beim Überwinden von PayWalls |url=https://tarnkappe.info/artikel/internet/12ft-io-hilft-beim-ueberwinden-von-paywalls-177427.html |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=Tarnkappe}}</ref> The name is based on the phrase "show me a 10 foot wall and I'll show you a 12 foot ladder." It bypasses paywalls by pretending to be a [[search engine]] [[Web crawler|crawler]] when requesting a webpage. Websites with paywalls often allow access to search engine crawlers to ensure their pages appear in search engines.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Danielle |date=2022-02-21 |title=12ft.io is Your Friend for Bypassing Paywalls. But is That Okay? |url=https://leafandcore.com/2022/02/21/12ft-io-is-your-friend-for-bypassing-paywalls-but-is-that-okay/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=Leaf&Core |language=en-US}}</ref> Still, some websites block 12ft such as [[Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]]. |
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== Outage history == |
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On 31 August 2022, the site was offline, with the hosting provider displaying the error message of "DEPLOYMENT DISABLED," and the [[HTTP 451]] status code, meaning "Unavailable For Legal Reasons."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://12ft.io/ |title=Archived copy |website=12ft.io |access-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831063530/https://12ft.io/ |archive-date=31 August 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The site came back online on 1 September, but was disabled again on 10 September. The site was available again as of 11 September, but was no longer showing cached versions of pages for NYTimes.com; instead displaying a message of "12ft has been disabled for this site". |
On 31 August 2022, the site was offline, with the hosting provider displaying the error message of "DEPLOYMENT DISABLED," and the [[HTTP 451]] status code, meaning "Unavailable For Legal Reasons."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://12ft.io/ |title=Archived copy |website=12ft.io |access-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831063530/https://12ft.io/ |archive-date=31 August 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The site came back online on 1 September, but was disabled again on 10 September. The site was available again as of 11 September, but was no longer showing cached versions of pages for NYTimes.com; instead displaying a message of "12ft has been disabled for this site". |
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Revision as of 03:04, 4 March 2023
Type of site | Paywall bypass |
|---|---|
| Owner | Thomas Millar & Seron |
| URL | 12ft |
| Commercial | no |
| Registration | no |
12ft.io is a website that allows online paywalls to be bypassed. It was created by Thomas Millar and Seron.[1][2] The name is based on the phrase "show me a 10 foot wall and I'll show you a 12 foot ladder." It bypasses paywalls by pretending to be a search engine crawler when requesting a webpage. Websites with paywalls often allow access to search engine crawlers to ensure their pages appear in search engines.[3] Still, some websites block 12ft such as Bloomberg.
Outage history
On 31 August 2022, the site was offline, with the hosting provider displaying the error message of "DEPLOYMENT DISABLED," and the HTTP 451 status code, meaning "Unavailable For Legal Reasons."[4] The site came back online on 1 September, but was disabled again on 10 September. The site was available again as of 11 September, but was no longer showing cached versions of pages for NYTimes.com; instead displaying a message of "12ft has been disabled for this site".
On 7 February 2023, the site went offline with the error message "DEPLOYMENT DISABLED," and the HTTP 451 status code. Within the same day, the site came back online again.
References
- ^ Martin, Alexander. "Paywall-breaking tool 12ft asks users to subscribe to cover costs". Sky News. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
- ^ Sobiraj, Lars (2021-10-07). "12ft.io hilft beim Überwinden von PayWalls". Tarnkappe. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
- ^ Danielle (2022-02-21). "12ft.io is Your Friend for Bypassing Paywalls. But is That Okay?". Leaf&Core. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
- ^ "Archived copy". 12ft.io. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
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