Rupert Murdoch hints at dumping Page 3 girls from the Sun
Murdoch also hinted at ending Page 3 on Twitter in February last year, the BBC reported
London: Media baron Rupert Murdoch on Wednesday hinted he may bring in some fashionable clothes to cover up the traditionally topless Page 3 models in his Sun newspaper in the UK.
"Aren't beautiful young women more attractive in at least some fashionable clothes?", the 83—year—old head of News Corp — the Sun's parent company — tweeted.
Page 3 again. Aren't beautiful young women more attractive in at least some fashionable clothes? Your opinions please.
— Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) September 10, 2014"Brit feminists bang on forever about Page 3. I bet never buy paper I think old fashioned but readers seem to disagree," he added.
Murdoch also hinted at ending Page 3 on Twitter in February last year, the BBC reported.
The Sun has carried pictures of topless models since 1970, it said.
A spokesman for the newspaper said: "While all aspects of The Sun are continually under review, we remain committed to listening to our readers and producing the newspaper that they want to read."
In August last year, the Sun's Irish edition stopped running topless pictures on page 3 because of what the editor called "cultural differences" between the UK and Ireland.
The Sun is the UK's best—selling newspaper, with an average Monday—Saturday circulation of over two million copies a day.