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Bypass Medium paywall with google text cache

Redirects Medium, Towardsdatascience etc to a text-based google cache version, bypassing paywalls

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  3. // @namespace   Alex Silver
  4. // @grant       none
  5. // @version     1.0
  6. // @author      Alex Silver <alex.silver@skiff.com>
  7. // @license MIT
  8. // @description Redirects Medium, Towardsdatascience etc to a text-based google cache version, bypassing paywalls
  9. // @match       *://*.adelaidenow.com.au/*
  10. // @match       *://*.adweek.com/*
  11. // @match       *://*.afr.com/*
  12. // @match       *://*.ambito/*
  13. // @match       *://*.ampproject.org/*
  14. // @match       *://*.baltimoresun.com/*
  15. // @match       *://*.barrons.com/*
  16. // @match       *://*.bizjournals.com/*
  17. // @match       *://*.bloomberg.com/*
  18. // @match       *://*.bloombergquint.com/*
  19. // @match       *://*.bostonglobe.com/*
  20. // @match       *://*.brisbanetimes.com.au/*
  21. // @match       *://*.britannica.com/*
  22. // @match       *://*.businessinsider.com/*
  23. // @match       *://*.caixinglobal.com/*
  24. // @match       *://*.cen.acs.org/*
  25. // @match       *://*.centralwesterndaily.com.au/*
  26. // @match       *://*.chicagobusiness.com/*
  27. // @match       *://*.chicagotribune.com/*
  28. // @match       *://*.corriere.it/*
  29. // @match       *://*.courant.com/*
  30. // @match       *://*.couriermail.com.au/*
  31. // @match       *://*.dailypress.com/*
  32. // @match       *://*.dailytelegraph.com.au/*
  33. // @match       *://*.delfi.ee/*
  34. // @match       *://*.demorgen.be/*
  35. // @match       *://*.denverpost.com/*
  36. // @match       *://*.df.cl/*
  37. // @match       *://*.dynamed.com/*
  38. // @match       *://*.economist.com/*
  39. // @match       *://*.elmercurio.com/*
  40. // @match       *://*.elmundo.es/*
  41. // @match       *://*.elu24.ee/*
  42. // @match       *://*.entreprenal.com/*
  43. // @match       *://*.examiner.com.au/*
  44. // @match       *://*.expansion.com/*
  45. // @match       *://*.fd.nl/*
  46. // @match       *://*.financialpost.com/*
  47. // @match       *://*.fnlondon.com/*
  48. // @match       *://*.foreignpolicy.com/*
  49. // @match       *://*.fortune.com/*
  50. // @match       *://*.ft.com/*
  51. // @match       *://*.gelocal.it/*
  52. // @match       *://*.genomeweb.com/*
  53. // @match       *://*.glassdoor.com/*
  54. // @match       *://*.globes.co.il/*
  55. // @match       *://*.groene.nl/*
  56. // @match       *://*.haaretz.co.il/*
  57. // @match       *://*.haaretz.com/*
  58. // @match       *://*.harpers.org/*
  59. // @match       *://*.hbr.org/*
  60. // @match       *://*.hbrchina.org/*
  61. // @match       *://*.heraldsun.com.au/*
  62. // @match       *://*.historyextra.com/*
  63. // @match       *://*.humo.be/*
  64. // @match       *://*.ilmanifesto.it/*
  65. // @match       *://*.inc.com/*
  66. // @match       *://*.inquirer.com/*
  67. // @match       *://*.interest.co.nz/*
  68. // @match       *://*.investorschronicle.co.uk/*
  69. // @match       *://*.irishtimes.com/*
  70. // @match       *://*.japantimes.co.jp/*
  71. // @match       *://*.journalnow.com/*
  72. // @match       *://*.kansascity.com/*
  73. // @match       *://*.labusinessjournal.com/*
  74. // @match       *://*.lanacion.com.ar/*
  75. // @match       *://*.lastampa.it/*
  76. // @match       *://*.latercera.com/*
  77. // @match       *://*.latimes.com/*
  78. // @match       *://*.lavoixdunord.fr/*
  79. // @match       *://*.lecho.be/*
  80. // @match       *://*.leparisien.fr/*
  81. // @match       *://*.lesechos.fr/*
  82. // @match       *://*.loebclassics.com/*
  83. // @match       *://*.lrb.co.uk/*
  84. // @match       *://*.mcall.com/*
  85. // @match       *://*.medium.com/*
  86. // @match       *://*.medscape.com/*
  87. // @match       *://*.mercurynews.com/*
  88. // @match       *://*.mv-voice.com/*
  89. // @match       *://*.nationalpost.com/*
  90. // @match       *://*.netdna-ssl.com/*
  91. // @match       *://*.news-gazette.com/*
  92. // @match       *://*.newstatesman.com/*
  93. // @match       *://*.newyorker.com/*
  94. // @match       *://*.nrc.nl/*
  95. // @match       *://*.ntnews.com.au/*
  96. // @match       *://*.nydailynews.com/*
  97. // @match       *://*.nymag.com/*
  98. // @match       *://*.nytimes.com/*
  99. // @match       *://*.nzherald.co.nz/*
  100. // @match       *://*.nzz.ch/*
  101. // @match       *://*.ocregister.com/*
  102. // @match       *://*.orlandosentinel.com/*
  103. // @match       *://*.outbrain.com/*
  104. // @match       *://*.paloaltoonline.com/*
  105. // @match       *://*.parool.nl/*
  106. // @match       *://*.piano.io/*
  107. // @match       *://*.poool.fr/*
  108. // @match       *://*.postimees.ee/*
  109. // @match       *://*.qiota.com/*
  110. // @match       *://*.qz.com/*
  111. // @match       *://*.repubblica.it/*
  112. // @match       *://*.republic.ru/*
  113. // @match       *://*.reuters.com/*
  114. // @match       *://*.sandiegouniontribune.com/*
  115. // @match       *://*.scientificamerican.com/*
  116. // @match       *://*.scmp.com/*
  117. // @match       *://*.seattletimes.com/*
  118. // @match       *://*.seekingalpha.com/*
  119. // @match       *://*.slate.com/*
  120. // @match       *://*.smh.com.au/*
  121. // @match       *://*.sofrep.com/*
  122. // @match       *://*.spectator.co.uk/*
  123. // @match       *://*.spectator.com.au/*
  124. // @match       *://*.spectator.us/*
  125. // @match       *://*.speld.nl/
  126. // @match       *://*.startribune.com/*
  127. // @match       *://*.statista.com/*
  128. // @match       *://*.stuff.co.nz/*
  129. // @match       *://*.sueddeutsche.de/*
  130. // @match       *://*.sun-sentinel.com/*
  131. // @match       *://*.techinasia.com/*
  132. // @match       *://*.technologyreview.com/*
  133. // @match       *://*.telegraaf.nl/*
  134. // @match       *://*.telegraph.co.uk/*
  135. // @match       *://*.the-tls.co.uk/*
  136. // @match       *://*.theadvocate.com.au/*
  137. // @match       *://*.theage.com.au/*
  138. // @match       *://*.theathletic.co.uk/*
  139. // @match       *://*.theathletic.com/*
  140. // @match       *://*.theatlantic.com/*
  141. // @match       *://*.theaustralian.com.au/*
  142. // @match       *://*.thediplomat.com/*
  143. // @match       *://*.theglobeandmail.com/*
  144. // @match       *://*.theherald.com.au/*
  145. // @match       *://*.thehindu.com/*
  146. // @match       *://*.themarker.com/*
  147. // @match       *://*.themercury.com.au/*
  148. // @match       *://*.thenation.com/*
  149. // @match       *://*.thenational.scot/*
  150. // @match       *://*.theolivepress.es/*
  151. // @match       *://*.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/*
  152. // @match       *://*.thestar.com/*
  153. // @match       *://*.thewrap.com/*
  154. // @match       *://*.tijd.be/*
  155. // @match       *://*.time.com/*
  156. // @match       *://*.tinypass.com/*
  157. // @match       *://*.towardsdatascience.com/*
  158. // @match       *://*.trouw.nl/*
  159. // @match       *://*.vanityfair.com/*
  160. // @match       *://*.vn.nl/*
  161. // @match       *://*.volkskrant.nl/*
  162. // @match       *://*.washingtonpost.com/*
  163. // @match       *://*.wired.com/*
  164. // @match       *://*.wsj.com/*
  165. // @match       *://*.zeit.de/*
  166. // @grant       GM_addStyle
  167. // @downloadURL
  168. // @updateURL
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  170.  
  171. (function() {
  172.   "use strict";
  173.   location.href = "https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:" + window.location.href + "&strip=1&vwsrc=0";
  174. })();