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When a user visits a website, a pop-up consent window is displayed. Traditional options would be '''Accept''' or '''Reject''' cookies. However the user is presented with the options to '''Accept or Pay'''. | When a user visits a website, a pop-up consent window is displayed. Traditional options would be '''Accept''' or '''Reject''' cookies. However the user is presented with the options to '''Accept or Pay'''. | ||
* The payment is typically a low fee (around £1.99 per month). | *The payment is typically a low fee (around £1.99 per month). | ||
* Many of the sites that use the model were previously free-to-access and funded primarily through advertising. | *Many of the sites that use the model were previously free-to-access and funded primarily through advertising. | ||
* Consumers must now “pay” either with their personal data or with money. | *Consumers must now “pay” either with their personal data or with money. | ||
This effectively introduces a '''paywall for previously freely accessible content''', even if no traditional subscription model exists. | This effectively introduces a '''paywall for previously freely accessible content''', even if no traditional subscription model exists. | ||
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===News organizations=== | ===News organizations=== | ||
Many media outlets adopted Consent-or-pay. Some High-profile european examples include: | |||
*The Mirror | * The Mirror | ||
*The Independent | * The Independent | ||
* Der Spiegel | |||
* Der Standard | |||
* Le Monde | |||
* Le Parisien | |||
* Corriere della Sera | |||
==Response== | ==Response== | ||