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Actually, it does more than just block ads. Most pages which are behind a paywall can still be accessed if you disable Javascript. Disabling Javascript is one of uBlock's features.
Obviously, some administrators have found ways to block content behind a paywall without just using Javascript.
Archived articles are awkward to read on mobile, so I don't usually use that unless I really, really want to read something.
I've been running NoScript for ages, so for me, any JS source not explicitly whitelisted is disabled by default. I have yet to encounter a single modern paywall that can be circumvented by this. Care to share where this still works?
You're right about the scaling issues with mobile.
I thought noscript had some controversy around it and everyone switched to uMatrix?
None that I'm aware of. Feel free to broaden my horizons, though!
The article from this thread.