02-20-2021, 10:24 PM
Australia’s ABC News shot to the top of the App Store charts following Facebook’s news ban
https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/19/22291...-australia
Facebook’s ban dramatically shrunk the audience for some Australian news outlets, sending traffic down 93 percent the day after the ban was put in place, according to NiemanLab. But ABC News responded by adding a banner to its home page. “Missing our news on Facebook? — Get the latest news and live notifications with the ABC News app,” it reads. Since then, the app has risen from the high 400s to its current spot at No. 2.
https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/19/22291...-australia
Facebook’s ban dramatically shrunk the audience for some Australian news outlets, sending traffic down 93 percent the day after the ban was put in place, according to NiemanLab. But ABC News responded by adding a banner to its home page. “Missing our news on Facebook? — Get the latest news and live notifications with the ABC News app,” it reads. Since then, the app has risen from the high 400s to its current spot at No. 2.