Glossary / General

paywall

8 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

A paywall means you have to pay money to see certain videos or articles online. Some car shows or magazines do this to make money.

Technical Definition

A paywall is a system that restricts access to online content unless the user pays a subscription or fee. Many automotive media companies have used paywalls to monetize their content.

Hear It Discussed

"[428.0s] they need to be very obvious. It's behind the paywall right now. Sorry, [435.8s] because the print magazine just came out."
M2 CS Review; A Bad Car that Changed History? The Smoking Tire 07:12

"Meryl Lee was nice enough to send me the link to the article that was behind the paywall. And as much as I was interested in what they had to say, I wasn't signing up for Car and Driver."
Lexus, Toyota, Audi & Honda Are SCREWING The Car Market | Episode 1054 CarEdge Live 27:55

""If this thing implodes, I never expected it to last as long as it did behind a paywall, but it did.""
TMCP #642: Mike Finnegan Returns – Life After Roadkill & the YouTube Era The MuscleCar Place 10:51