[dr_zoidberg]

A little bit off topic: but I couldn't even start to read the article because "I reached my article limit" out of I site I never visited before... What are they using to determine how many articles I've read?

Opening in a private window solved the issue, however I'm pretty sure I don't regularly read anything on this site (maybe never was an overstatement?).

[lordgrenville]

Seems totally possible that the limit is 0...

[dr_zoidberg]

Yes, the thought crossed my mind too... But then I tried a private window and it opened, so maybe the other suggestion that the cookies are very long lived is right.

[frm88]

I clean my cookies after every session online and had the same problem, so maybe the limit really is 0 but the dev never actually considered people using private windows? Like you could bypass NYT paywalled by disabling Java Script?

[likium]

Nowadays platforms seem to track IP addresses and other signals to grant limits. Using a VPN works.

[finghin]

Exact same experience here.

[fiatpandas]

Shared public IP?

[system2]

Maybe their cookies are very long-term and you visited this site 6 months ago?