section_path: Programming and reporting/Online
section_name: Online
paragraph_text: Online
  
  BBC News Online is the BBC's news website. Launched in November 1997, it is one of the most popular news websites, with 1.2 billion website visits in April 2021, as well as being used by 60% of the UK's internet users for news. The website contains international news coverage as well as entertainment, sport, science, and political news.
  
  Mobile apps for Android, iOS and Windows Phone systems have been provided since 2010. Many television and radio programmes are also available to view on the BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds services. The BBC News channel is also available to view 24 hours a day, while video and radio clips are also available within online news articles.
  
  In October 2019, BBC News Online launched a mirror on the dark web anonymity network Tor in an effort to circumvent censorship.