newsboat VS news_flash_gtk

If you're using https://newsboat.org, you can add a filter (killfile) to remedy this:

  ignore-article "*" "title =~ \"#shorts\""

I use newsboat.

> Have you used any modern RSS reader recently like inoreader, they load the content of the page without visiting the publishing website.

I'm happy with newsboat[1]; but I'm not surprised that people have integrated scraping into RSS readers.

Fundamentally, that's not a problem with RSS, that's a war between scrapers and content providers. If the email newsletter model persists long enough, I'd expect that people will come out with "newsletter readers" that scrape websites too.

I'm not sure there's a good long-term solution to the problem. Aside from constant vigilance (obfuscation).

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1. https://newsboat.org/

So, I installed a terminal RSS reader called Newsboat and added the feed to it. I have it always running in a terminal, and the scores refresh every minute. I can open the Cricinfo link in a browser by selecting a match and typing o.

Not at the moment. There is an open Github issue asking for that feature, however, no idea if/when that will be implemented: https://github.com/newsboat/newsboat/issues/904

Here's part of my newsboat config (works great for subscriptions):

Newsboat RSS / Feed reader

Che rss feader usate? Io per il momento uso Newsboat su Desktop e Feeder su Mobile

NewsFlash is also pretty nice outside the browser.

Newsflash is pretty good, https://gitlab.com/news-flash/news_flash_gtk

Simplest desktop app is probably NewsFlash. It supports both fetching the feeds locally and using various web services. It does not seem to have a Windows binaries available, though.

https://gitlab.com/news-flash/news_flash_gtk - program designed to complement an already existing web-based RSS reader account. It combines all the advantages of web based services like syncing across all your devices with everything you expect.

NewsFlash : This is a great RSS reader for Linux. I like to use it for YouTube, since you can create RSS feeds for channels and have them show up in the app. This is handy if you want to delete your YouTube/ Google account but still want an easy way to keep up with your favourite channels. I can post a guide too if anyone wants more info on how to do this btw.