Hate “The Algorithm?” RSS Is One of the Tools You’ve Been Looking For

The Electronic Frontier Foundation points out a solution for escaping algorithmic feeds: RSS, or Really Simple Syndication. If you've ever subscribed to podcasts, you've already used it. Here's the idea: instead of letting Facebook, Google News, or other platforms decide what you see, you choose which websites and creators to follow. Your RSS reader pulls their new content in chronological order—no algorithm, no hidden curation. Most major news sites publish RSS feeds, from the New York Times to BBC to CNN. You can organize your feeds into folders, filter out noise like sponsored posts, and read articles right in your reader without ads or comment sections. For people concerned about algorithmic control and privacy, RSS is a straightforward alternative that's been quietly working since nineteen ninety-nine.

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