paywall

Definitions

A system that restricts access to content with a purchase or a paid subscription.

informal

Equivalents

Examples

“The premium content on this website is behind a paywall.”

“Techdirt got wind of a secret meeting by newspaper execs, complete⟳ with antitrust lawyers, to discuss⟳ how to proceed on the issue⟳ of implementing paywalls going forward⟳.”

“Scores of other newspapers started selling digital subscriptions in 2011, either with a paywall on their sites or by charging for mobile access with an e-reader app. […] Time magazine also set⟳ up a paywall in 2011, its second attempt⟳ in two years, […]”

“As for the larger general-interest dailies, Long Island's Newsday was the first to erect its paywall, in October 2009. It allowed full access for subscribers to the print⟳ edition of the paper or the parent company Cablevision, or for people willing to pay⟳ $5 per week.”

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