"soft paywall" meaning in English

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          "text": "Soft paywalls retain more users than hard paywalls - by a big margin.",
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        "A paywall that allows limited free access, such as by allowing each user to read a certain number of articles per month without paying."
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        "(Internet) A paywall that allows limited free access, such as by allowing each user to read a certain number of articles per month without paying."
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        "(Internet) A paywall that allows limited free access, such as by allowing each user to read a certain number of articles per month without paying."
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