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The Times Website Visits Down 66 Per Cent

The Times Website Visits Down 66 Per Cent

News Security

UK newspaper The Times has lost 66 per cent of its online readership following the introduction of a paywall, the Guardian has reported.Rupert Mudroch, head of News International, the media group that controls The Times last year announced the company's decision to implement a paywall around both The Times and The Sunday Times. Industry experts had predicted a 90 per cent fall in readers, but, according to recent data compiled by Experian Hitwise, The Times had received...



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