: a system that prevents Internet users from accessing certain web content without a paid subscription
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Facing backlash for putting her post-surgery face behind a paywall, however, led Clinton to give her regular followers a look at her results without paying the hefty price.
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Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Alo is making digital wellness more accessible by removing the paywall from its app, formerly known as Alo Moves.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
Ad-free and with no paywall or major media conglomerate backing, it’s funded largely by users; Vimeo’s top revenue source remains the subscribers who use Vimeo as a professional tool to host, share, and submit their work to film festivals and clients.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 22 Dec. 2025
The first episodes in a series are the most important for microdrama apps as they can be accessed for free before a paywall has hooked viewers with a cell phone in one hand paying $20 to $40 to see what happens next before a whole season ends.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 18 Dec. 2025
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Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Alo is making digital wellness more accessible by removing the paywall from its app, formerly known as Alo Moves.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
Ad-free and with no paywall or major media conglomerate backing, it’s funded largely by users; Vimeo’s top revenue source remains the subscribers who use Vimeo as a professional tool to host, share, and submit their work to film festivals and clients.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 22 Dec. 2025
The first episodes in a series are the most important for microdrama apps as they can be accessed for free before a paywall has hooked viewers with a cell phone in one hand paying $20 to $40 to see what happens next before a whole season ends.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Paywall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paywall. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.
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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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