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bdamomma

(66,713 posts)
Sun Feb 18, 2024, 04:16 PM Feb 2024

Weird News Sources on Microsoft Start

When I open my PC Microsoft Start has some really weird news sites, some i never heard of. Not very friendly headlines either, rather brash.

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Weird News Sources on Microsoft Start (Original Post) bdamomma Feb 2024 OP
I'm sure that you know that you can go out there, and delete, change, etc. any of the news sites that pop onto SWBTATTReg Feb 2024 #1
Any examples? Nictuku Feb 2024 #2
names of news web sites bdamomma Feb 2024 #4
Kyiv Independent is a reliable news source for Ukraine; Mediaite is a well-known site commenting on the US media muriel_volestrangler Feb 2024 #5
Yes typo bdamomma Feb 2024 #6
I got rid of it. CurtEastPoint Feb 2024 #3

SWBTATTReg

(24,304 posts)
1. I'm sure that you know that you can go out there, and delete, change, etc. any of the news sites that pop onto
Sun Feb 18, 2024, 04:34 PM
Feb 2024

your Start icon. I do this fairly often, as I get some news sites that report on crap that I have no desire to see or hear.

bdamomma

(66,713 posts)
4. names of news web sites
Sun Feb 18, 2024, 08:14 PM
Feb 2024

The Daily Digest Unless these are reproable sites, and I am not familiar with them.
Publination
Mediaite
The Savvy Dime
Kyiv Independent

Along with the familiar new websites
CNN
ABC News
Fox News
WSJ

Someone posted I can uninstall Microsoft Start, which I will consider doing.

muriel_volestrangler

(102,679 posts)
5. Kyiv Independent is a reliable news source for Ukraine; Mediaite is a well-known site commenting on the US media
Mon Feb 19, 2024, 03:26 PM
Feb 2024

Both are frequently linked to on DU.

I'd trust both over Fox News or the WSJ these days.

I'm not sure what "reproable" is a typo for.

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