Rest of World faces prospect of shutting down

"The six-year-old digital publication has seen the social and web search traffic on which it depends evaporate. "

I learned a long time ago that you can't rely on search engines or ad revenue for a long-term business. One algorithm change, and your business is gone. This happened to me a decade or so ago. Youtubers run into this all the time.

Most online publications are funded by billionaires.