Force 100 awaits an apology – and in the meantime: N12 continues to crash

New Similarweb data reveals that N12's website dropped by 24% in September to 40.3 million page views, while C14 surged by 6% to 40.8 million, surpassing it. The article links the decline to public criticism over the Force 100 affair but notes there is no direct causal connection.

An article on Channel 14 reports new Similarweb data indicating a shift in Israel's news website landscape. According to the data, N12's site recorded a drop of about 24% in page views in September, from 52.7 million in August to 40.3 million. Meanwhile, C14 rose from 38.3 million to 40.8 million page views, an increase of about 6% that placed it above N12. The article notes that N12's decline is not a one-time event but a consistent trend of losing more than 44% within about half a year. Weekly data is also presented: in the week between October 11 and 17, C14 recorded about 11.13 million page views compared to about 8.3 million for N12, a gap of more than 34%. The article links the drop to public criticism against News 12 following the 'blood libel' affair against Force 100, and notes that despite the indictment being dropped, no apology has yet been made to the soldiers. However, it states that the data does not prove a direct causal link.