Is this the end of topless models on Page 3?

Campaigners celebrate as Murdoch says it's 'old fashioned'– but editors say readers still want it

Katie Price
(Image credit: Ian Gavan/Getty)

Comments made by Rupert Murdoch have caused many to speculate whether the Sun’s Page 3 could be on the way out.

Feminist campaigners have said they are "encouraged" by tweets from the owner of News Corp, the Sun’s parent company, saying he thought the topless photos were "old fashioned" and asking his followers for their opinions.

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