paywall

[ pey-wawl ]

/ ˈpeɪˌwɔl /

a system in which access to all or part of a website is restricted to paid subscribers: Some newspapers have put their content behind a paywall.

the part of a website that can be accessed only by paid subscribers.

to restrict access to (all or part of a website) to paid subscribers: Here’s an abstract, but the full article is paywalled.

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First recorded in 2005–10; pay¹ + (fire)wall

Have you tried to access the research that your tax dollars finance, almost all of which is kept behind a paywall?
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST
He would more than likely have supported some form of paywall.
Best Books About the Rest of the World|Kapil Komireddi|December 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
By putting up a paywall, it has told online readers that they will have to pay.
The New York Times Co.’s Quarterly Earnings Report: News Isn’t Cheap|Daniel Gross|April 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I can read it here, because I have a pass, but you might just get the paywall if you click through.
The Dowd Imbroglio|Michael Tomasky|September 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST

If your content is behind a paywall, I will get my news elsewhere.
The Future of the Book|Sam Harris|September 27, 2011|DAILY BEAST