: a system that prevents Internet users from accessing certain Web content without a paid subscription
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Many sites have no paywall or age verification gateways.
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Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025
While people browsing the open web are hit with paywall after paywall, those on social media are presented with an infinite scroll of content, algorithmically tuned to maximize their attention.
—Sergii Denysenko, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
But the feature did not allow creators to publish video content behind Substack’s paywalls.
—Zach Vallese, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025
Members get all of our content (including the magazine), no paywalls or content meters, an advertising-minimal experience, and unique access to our writers and editors (through conference calls, social media groups, and more).
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 20 Feb. 2025
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Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025
While people browsing the open web are hit with paywall after paywall, those on social media are presented with an infinite scroll of content, algorithmically tuned to maximize their attention.
—Sergii Denysenko, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
But the feature did not allow creators to publish video content behind Substack’s paywalls.
—Zach Vallese, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025
Members get all of our content (including the magazine), no paywalls or content meters, an advertising-minimal experience, and unique access to our writers and editors (through conference calls, social media groups, and more).
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Paywall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paywall. Accessed 14 Mar. 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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