paywall

noun

pay·wall ˈpā-ˌwȯl

: a system that prevents Internet users from accessing certain Web content without a paid subscription

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Reddit's paywall would ostensibly only apply to certain new subreddit types, not any subreddits currently available. —

Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2025 Findings were buried in books or locked behind paywalls. —

Nicole M. McNeil, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025 Backyard Sports has never featured loot boxes or microtransactions, and locking a character like Pablo Sanchez behind an additional paywall would spark a fan revolt, causing parents to be hesitant to support the games. —

Jake Lang, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025 Another wanted to ban media outlets from having a paywall during a state of emergency (and then took back the proposal). —

Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for paywall