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Windows needs to stop showing tabloid news

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1725 points taubek | 2 comments | 27 Mar 23 05:20 UTC | HN request time: 0.475s | source
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indymike ◴[27 Mar 23 14:59 UTC] No.35327555[source]▶
The first thing I remove, disable or brain damage when I get a new device is anything that pumps news into notification. I had a day where I had been cruising along on a new mac, and then the news feed sent me three really gristly rape/murder stories in a row. I went from being on a cloud, getting stuff done to depressed.

Incidentally, Apple News is not uninstallable (fortunately, you can disable it) on Mac and it needs to be for mental health reasons.

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1. oneeyedpigeon ◴[27 Mar 23 15:14 UTC] No.35327761[source]▶
I have an Apple News app, but I don't think I've ever used it. I don't ever see notifications from it, though — where would these appear? Maybe I've disabled it and/or maybe it's more insidious in later version of the OS (I'm on Big Sur). If macOS ever forces news onto me like that, I'll be moving to Linux.
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2. indymike ◴[27 Mar 23 15:47 UTC] No.35328188[source]▶
It was a later version, and it just started sending notifications (that popped up in the corner) after an update. Not sure what version it was.

I've never had something unexpected like that actually get to me the way those news notifications did, and as a result, I've become almost militant about managing notifications. Life is too short to have your day ruined by some product manager/growth manager trying to get clicks to earn an extra $2,000 bonus.