“When we were attacked there by the government and by Facebook's design, we moved and optimized search. We hit 69% of our traffic from search. I say that because in America, the normal average is 40%. In my country, it was 20%.”

Maria Ressa · On the Media · Help Is On the Way - A Conversation With Maria Ressa

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pivoted from Facebook to optimize for search, increasing traffic from search to 69% of total

69% traffic from search; US average 40%; country average 20%

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