Following in the footsteps of The New York Times, French news sites like L'Express and Le Figaro will be providing paid-for online content, Le Monde has reported.

Le Figaro mentioned that it was introducing a "premium" paywall option in January but put the plans on hold for a while. It may launch the feature in February, Le Monde added. The newspaper's paywall model is not yet ready or profitable, and would, in its current state, cost more to implement than it would make from subscriptions.

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