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The BBC is apparently behind a paywall now. :-( (Original Post) Coventina 5 hrs ago OP
Try The Guardian SheltieLover 5 hrs ago #1
Try these workarounds Tripper11 5 hrs ago #2
Thank you! I will try that. Coventina 5 hrs ago #3
It is only paywalled for American residents. No paywall for us here in the UK and EU. Celerity 4 hrs ago #4
This must be new because I've always been able to access it before. n/t Coventina 4 hrs ago #5
They still want us to create an account for BBC Iplayer Layzeebeaver 4 hrs ago #6
I (I've lived in Sweden for almost 8 years now) have never been asked to make a BBC account in order to access the site Celerity 4 hrs ago #10
Odd! Tasmanian Devil 4 hrs ago #7
Got to pay the lawyer's fees for defending against the idiotic Trump suit somehow (nt) muriel_volestrangler 4 hrs ago #8
Try this paywall remover: Polybius 4 hrs ago #9

Tripper11

(4,440 posts)
2. Try these workarounds
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 11:32 AM
5 hrs ago
https://byebyepaywall.com/en/

I also use the Firefox browser as well. Top right corner there is a little padlock that you can click and it will remove the paywall

Layzeebeaver

(2,174 posts)
6. They still want us to create an account for BBC Iplayer
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 11:48 AM
4 hrs ago

But we pay an annual TV license fee here which is supposed to pay for all our excellent BBC coverage and shows.

So we have kind of paywall in the U.K. but I think the EU can access (with an account) and pay nothing.

Celerity

(53,812 posts)
10. I (I've lived in Sweden for almost 8 years now) have never been asked to make a BBC account in order to access the site
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 11:59 AM
4 hrs ago

Tasmanian Devil

(43 posts)
7. Odd!
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 11:48 AM
4 hrs ago

I had difficulty reading articles (on bbc.com) for one day, and then it seemed to have changed back and I've not had problems with it since.

Fyi, I've had reasonable luck temporarily disabling javascript in my browser to read most sites that are behind paywalls.

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