News Publishers Take Paywall-Blocker 12ft.io Offline

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By BeauHDJul 17, 2025, 5:00 pm463 ptsHot
The Verge's Emma Roth reports: The News/Media Alliance, a trade association behind major news publishers, announced that it has "successfully secured" the removal of 12ft.io, a website that helped users bypass paywalls online. The trade association says 12ft.io's webhost took down the site on July 14th…

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