gatekeeper

Repulsed by other talent shows where gatekeepers insulted contestants, the duo came up with a concept where the only objective was to fool them with a single performance.

The European Union’s Digital Markets Act also classes a small group of companies, like Google and Apple, as gatekeepers.

In the internet age, its role "has shifted from solitary gatekeeper to anchor signal inside a network where media exposure and online reviews amplify, rather than replace, its certification," he told AFP.

“From Internet memes to late-night comedians, from cartoons to the plays and poems as old as organized government itself — Political Satire circumvents traditional gatekeepers & helps hold those in power accountable,” he continued.

“We wanted this man-like figure to be the gatekeeper of death, and we wanted him to talk of death or the afterworld,” added Sato.