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I didn't know about this, thanks. I wonder if the origins of this version of the site go back to 9/11 - I remember specifically that CNN had to switch to a text
by jason_pomerleau 5y ago
I didn't know about this, thanks. I wonder if the origins of this version of the site go back to 9/11 - I remember specifically that CNN had to switch to a text-only website because they were getting hammered with traffic that day. Maybe they kept this around in case another similar event takes place.
- dublinben 5y agoThey're much more recent than that, dating to about 2017.[0] CNN's main website in 2001 wouldn't have needed a text-only site because it was already so lightweight.[1] [0] https://www.poynter.org/tech-tools/2017/text-only-news-sites-are-slowly-making-a-comeback-heres-why/ https://www.poynter.org/tech-tools/2017/text-only-news-sites... [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20010912003713/http://www.cnn.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20010912003713/http://www.cnn.co...