CLIENT: LITT
OUTLET: DAILY MAIL
A home-grown social media network has surged in size after Facebook banned Australian media and users from posting news.
Brent Thompson and Peter Salom woke up on Friday morning to find users for their app Litt jumped by almost 40 per cent after Facebook's announcement. Like millions of Australians, they were outraged at Facebook's bullying tactics in response to the government's proposed law to force tech giants to pay for news.
The company has offered itself as a 'haven' for Australian news papers, news websites, TV networks, radio stations and magazines are 'essential to our democracy'.