If you make a bookmark on your bookmarks toolbar and put:

javascript:void(location.href=“https://12ft.io/”+location.href);

in the URL field, whenever you hit a paywall you can click the bookmark and it’ll take you straight to a 12ft.io version.

Doesn’t often work with academic papers but it usually does for news and commentary.

E2A:

javascript:void(location.href=“https://sci-hub.se/”+location.href);

is the equivalent for sci-hub (works well for academic papers) but you may need a VPN for some jurisdictions.