Toronto Star

==Products==
===Website===
The ''Star'' launched its website in 1996.<ref name=canen/> In October 2012, the ''Star'' announced its intention to implement a [[paywall]] on its website, thestar.com,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/2012/10/29/the_star_to_launch_digital_subscription.html |title=The Star to launch digital subscription |work=Toronto Star|date=October 29, 2012 }}</ref> effective August 13, 2013. Readers with daily home delivery had free access to all digital content. Those without a digital subscription could access 10 articles a month.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/2013/08/13/toronto_star_launches_digital_subscriptions.html |title=Toronto Star launches digital subscriptions: Publisher |work=Toronto Star|date=August 13, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/toronto-star-moving-behind-paywall-1.1386531 |title=Toronto Star moving behind paywall |date=August 13, 2013 |work=CBC News |access-date=February 18, 2019}}</ref> The ''Star'' removed its paywall on April 1, 2015,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/03/07/note-to-readers-star-to-end-paid-digital-subscriptions-on-april-1.html |title=Note to Readers: Star to end paid digital subscriptions on April 1 |work=Toronto Star|date=March 7, 2015 }}</ref> and revived it in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/about/registration.html |title=Registration |work=Toronto Star|date=June 28, 2018 }}</ref>

===Mobile app===
On September 15, 2015, the ''Toronto Star'' released the Star Touch tablet app, which was a free interactive news app with interactive advertisements. It was discontinued in 2017. At launch, it was only available for the [[iPad]], which uses [[iOS]]. Based on a similar app for Montreal-based {{Lang|fr|[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]}} released in 2013, Star Touch is the first such app for any English-language news organization, quality-wise.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/09/15/toronto-star-makes-news-with-innovative-star-touch-tablet-app.html |title=Toronto Star makes news with innovative Star Touch tablet app |work=Toronto Star|date=September 15, 2015 }}</ref> In slightly over 50 days since launch, the app had reached the 100,000-download milestone.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/11/13/toronto-star-touch-hits-100000-downloads-have-you-tried-it.html |title=Toronto Star Touch hits 100,000 downloads. Have you tried it? |work=Toronto Star|date=November 13, 2015 }}</ref> The [[Android (operating system)|Android]] version was launched on December 1, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/11/30/toronto-star-touch-launches-on-android.html |title=Toronto Star Touch launches on Android |work=Toronto Star|date=November 30, 2015 }}</ref> The iOS version is rated 12+ by [[App Store (iOS/iPadOS)#Application ratings|Apple's App Store guidelines]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/star-touch-by-toronto-star/id1026855048?mt=8|title=iTunes|website=[[iTunes]]}}</ref> and the Android version is rated Mature 17+ by the [[Entertainment Software Rating Board]] (ESRB).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.torontostar.startouch&hl=en|title=Google}}</ref>
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