[annexrichmond]

I had to delete Apple News because Apple was forcibly inserting its own channels that I could not remove or say “Not Interested”, which you can normally do for all other channels. I recall they were BLM and COVID19; sorry that I don’t want politics shoved in my face every day. Why can’t I choose what I want to see?

[0_____0]

Google news is the same. At some point it decided that I must follow every sniff and fart coming from a certain electric car tycoon, and there was no negotiating.

[rajbot]

You can. First you can just use it like Reader Mode. Safari -> share menu -> open in News for any HN link you click on that has too many popups.

Or, in the News following tab, click Edit, remove all “suggested by Siri” topics, and block low-quality channels. I blocked the National Review, WSJ, USA Today, and People Magazine and my feed got a lot better.

[annexrichmond]

No, you can’t remove the “Special Coverage” section, which you can’t unsee in the macOS app.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251600920

[rajbot]

Click on the special coverage section -> three dot menu -> block channel.

Or better yet, just don’t use their feed.

[thewebcount]

I did that for their World Cup coverage, and it did not block the channel. There was a World Cup banner with scores and stuff for a month. At that point I noped out and haven’t touched it since.

[scarface_74]

“I’m not interested in facts I don’t agree with”

[mixmastamyk]

Are they actual facts though? We know now several of the “facts” were wrong, bordering on lies.

Trust is hard to gain and very easy to lose.

[scarface_74]

They were the best information they had at the time based on a new disease in the case of Covid.

Are you also as dismissive of Newton because Einstein showed he wasn’t entirely correct?

And as far as BLM, I understand that people don’t want to tell their little Timmy that officer friendly, is less friendly to minorities and have always been.

[mixmastamyk]

Not so. We have centuries of experience with respiratory disease, and nothing turned out substantially different in the end. I made this statement when they closed our beaches.

Also the don’t-mask/mask thing was an outright lie. Huge mistake that gave nuts a foothold.

[scarface_74]

Did as many people die from the common cold as died from Covid? Are you also claiming that medical grade mask like those used by hospitals don’t work?

And yes I’m sure “centuries ago” when they didn’t even understand germ theory they knew about viruses and how to treat diseases using DNA sequencing and mRNA

[mixmastamyk]

I'm claiming the opposite. Lying about that made the year a disaster.

[juunpp]

Because Apple, not you, owns your phone.