Does everyone see the same "top stories" in Google News?

[LAS14]

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[PoliticAverse]

1. Everyone doesn't necessarily see the same thing on most any major webpage they visit these days.

Here's what Google says concerning News specifically...

https://support.google.com/googlenews/answer/9005749?hl=en

Top news, for everyone

Algorithms pick subjects for these sections by language and region:

Full coverage Full coverage
Search results
Headline news
In your app, Headlines Headlines
In your app, “Headline” stories in your briefing
On Google News, “Headlines” stories in Top stories Top stories

In these sections, people using the same language and region see the same subjects covered.

[elocs]

5. Doh! I was going to respond with exactly that.

I found the answer...wait for it...by googling the OP's question. It was too simple and didn't require a new DU thread.

[LAS14]

7. Well, I guess that's not as bad as it could be. I wonder what I'm missing by not seeing...

... things that people in other "regions" do? Are they countries? Continents? New England vs Mid Atlantic? Maybe I'll explore your URL and see if I can find out. Thanks!!!

[lunasun]

2. No -for instance I have formatted to hide all Fox News stories

[hunter]

3. I've been playing with the Opera News app.

Opera News becomes the most popular news app in the world

https://blogs.opera.com/mobile/2019/08/opera-news-most-popular-news-app-in-the-world/

(This is not an advertisement or recommendation)

You can pick a variety of nations and languages supposing you want to see what people are reading on their cell phones in, say, Nigeria or South Africa.

It sure beats the hell out of U.S.A.'s 24/7 Trump news channels.

I don't watch television news at all and I've even got "Trump" on my trash-by-keyword list her on Democratic Underground.

[LAS14]

8. I don't have a smart phone so I went to Opera.Blogs.com and chose desktop from...

... the menu. I'm afraid I was totally confused. Is there a simple way to tell me how to see the news from a desktop?

[hunter]

9. You may have to download an Opera browser for your desktop.

https://www.opera.com/

Opera News works as a stand-alone app on my phone, tablet, and chromebook.

I have desktop Opera browsers on my Windows and Linux machines.

In and of itself Opera News may not be a good reason to switch to an unfamiliar browser.

[Sherman A1]

4. No

don't use Google News

[UTUSN]

6. I've wondered what their fixation on the Beatles is about. & now that

that the poster, above, has explained about the algorithm, it makes me wonder how *I* set mine off!1