In early 2015, NowThis went all-in on a distributed Media model, shutting down its website in favor of publishing all of its content directly on social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram.
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Nearly three years since, the Group Nine Media-owned publisher has reinstated its website. The revamped NowThisNews.com site went live on Wednesday.
The move comes on the heels of Facebook's sweeping decision last week to fundamentally alter the News Feed. NowThis, however, says that the relaunch is independent of Facebook's decision and had been in the works for six months.
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