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Access denied: Two thirds of leading EU and US newspapers have online paywalls. Glossary
Cookies - A piece of data stored within a web browser that websites can retrieve at a later time. They can tell people how often users return to a particular site.
Paywall - A means of restricting the content of a website, so that people have to pay to access it.
Ubiquitous - Everywhere.
EU - European Union. An economic and political union of 27 countries.
Democracy - A system of government based on the idea of rule by the people.
Echo chamber - An environment in which somebody only hears views that reflect and reinforce their own. They are never challenged with opposing views.
Revenue - Income.