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| The Sun website paywall comes into effect | The Sun website paywall comes into effect |
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| People now have to pay to read The Sun newspaper online. | People now have to pay to read The Sun newspaper online. |
| The online version is called Sun+ and costs subscribers £2 per week. The print tabloid is published every day and costs £3.20 a week. | |
| Other UK newspapers such as The Times, Telegraph and Financial Times already charge for online access. | Other UK newspapers such as The Times, Telegraph and Financial Times already charge for online access. |
| Rupert Murdoch's News UK, which owns The Sun, announced the paywall in March, saying free online access had become "untenable". | Rupert Murdoch's News UK, which owns The Sun, announced the paywall in March, saying free online access had become "untenable". |
| Online readers get free access to 20 articles each month before they have to pay. | Online readers get free access to 20 articles each month before they have to pay. |
| The Sun has a circulation of 2.3 million in print, while about 1.7 million people visit its website each day. | The Sun has a circulation of 2.3 million in print, while about 1.7 million people visit its website each day. |
| The Times, also owned by News UK, introduced its own paywall three years ago. | The Times, also owned by News UK, introduced its own paywall three years ago. |
| Sun+ will try to attract subscribers with offers such as video of all Premier League goals. | Sun+ will try to attract subscribers with offers such as video of all Premier League goals. |