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Benefits of RSS? Where should I look for trustworthy feeds? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago by AstroLightz@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I've seen a lot of people praising RSS feeds over standard news. What benefits does RSS have over normal news sites? Are they more privacy-focused?

What feeds would you recommend for a fellow Lemmy user?

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[–] tkw8@lemm.ee 11 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I don’t do it for privacy, although that is a benefit.

I use RSS for convenience (all sources like news, YT, link aggregators, etc. are in the same place) and also to escape “the algorithm“. With RSS, I am in more control over what I see rather than what the Apple/Google news algorithm wants me to see.

Also it helps to prevent doom scrolling. When you’re at the end of your feed, that’s it. There’s no more. You find something else to do.

Just generally, a more efficient use of my time.