paywalls
Article access barriers
Paywalls are digital barriers that restrict access to online content until users pay or subscribe.
News sites commonly use paywalls to monetize journalism: The article is behind a paywall.
A "soft" paywall allows some free articles before requiring payment; a "hard" paywall blocks everything.
To paywall content is to put it behind such a barrier.
Paid recurring access
- newspaperPrinted periodical of current events
- articleWritten piece or grammatical word
- newsReports of recent events
- publisherCompany releasing books
reader · content · journalism · reporter · editorial · media · headline · story
Paid recurring access
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- SaaSRemotely hosted software access
- freemiumHybrid monetization approach
- loginAuthentication act or screen
access · authentication · API · platform · app · digital · streaming · cloud
Obstruction preventing passage
- restrictionLimit on action
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- workaroundMakeshift bypass of difficulty
incognito · archive · cached · limitation · exclusion · gated · locked · premium
Business income total
- subscriptionPaid recurring access
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
- micropaymentVery small online transaction
- conversionAct of changing states
retention · churn · pricing · bundle · monetize · income · profit · business
subscription
Paid recurring access
- newspaperPrinted periodical of current events
- articleWritten piece or grammatical word
- newsReports of recent events
publisher · reader · content · journalism · reporter · editorial · media · headline · story · premium
subscription
Paid recurring access
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- SaaSRemotely hosted software access
- freemiumHybrid monetization approach
login · access · authentication · API · platform · app · digital · streaming · cloud · membership
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- restrictionLimit on action
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
workaround · incognito · archive · cached · limitation · exclusion · gated · locked · premium · free
revenue
Business income total
- subscriptionPaid recurring access
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
- micropaymentVery small online transaction
conversion · retention · churn · pricing · bundle · monetize · income · profit · business · model
journal
Record of daily events
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- scholarlyMarked by serious learning
Elsevier · preprint · citation · university · library · database · abstract · DOI · embargo · repository
- digital mediawebsites, films, ebook, content creation, movies
- digital annoyancesspam, pop-ups, ads, malware, viruses
- digital economye-commerce, digital payments, online shopping, digital marketplace, digital markets
- digital journalismonline journalism, online news, digital media, digital platforms, e-newspapers
- game monetizationin-app purchases, microtransactions, loot boxes, gacha, battle pass
- gaming businessmicrotransactions, loot boxes, DLC, battle pass, season pass
paywallsfree access
Entry without charge
open access · public domain · barrier-free · freemium · Creative Commons
paywallsWikipedia
Free collaborative online encyclopedia
free press · public broadcasting · community journalism · open data · transparency
paywallscrowdfunded
Financed by public contributions
creative commons · open source · free-to-air · public broadcasting