I had the same issue with NYT, but I managed to get in using archive.is! :)
Oh my god, I totally thought 12ft.io was just for academic papers and journals. I tried it on The Atlantic (one of the worst in my experience) and it worked like a charm.
Ah, and now I see where the miscommunication came from. I got all these sites from the r/Piracy megathread (which, I understand, is curated for safety and quality) and I browse with an antivirus and adblocker anyway. Sketchiness is not my primary concern, though I appreciate the recommendations. I’m just curious if anyone knows why they all look the same.
Responding very late to say it’s called MonsterQuest - sorry, I thought giving the name would violate the rules of this lemmy instance. (is that the right terminology?)