# Google News & its new look. Me no like **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 2, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-news-its-new-look-me-no-like/975935 "2022-12-02T20:15:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-news-its-new-look-me-no-like/975935/41 "2022-12-12T17:06:44Z")
Because they have a hard time ~~selling targeted advertising~~ tailoring your search and news experience unless they know it’s you. I just close the popup without even thinking about it. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-news-its-new-look-me-no-like/975935/42 "2022-12-20T01:46:29Z")
I still have the old version after initially checking out the new one and declining. Was at my parents for a few days and saw the new one. If mine switches to that I will stop using it. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-news-its-new-look-me-no-like/975935/43 "2023-02-16T17:07:54Z")
It’s been prompting me every day lately to switch. And throws in “We’re going to MAKE you switch soon… HAHA” ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-news-its-new-look-me-no-like/975935/44 "2023-02-16T17:09:05Z")
I envy you for still having the old format. I’ve now switched over to Yahoo News for my regular updates; I was impressed to find how thorough their coverage tends to be. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-news-its-new-look-me-no-like/975935/45 "2023-02-16T22:44:10Z")
> [@jnglmassiv](#): > > I might be able to work with this. Give me a positive review so I won’t be as pissed off when they change it. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-news-its-new-look-me-no-like/975935/46 "2023-02-16T22:47:16Z")
I still dislike the new format. Cluttered news vomit. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-news-its-new-look-me-no-like/975935/47 "2023-02-17T05:02:16Z")
I’m still reading Google News. Between the US and World tabs I described above, I feel like I’m keeping pretty well informed. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-news-its-new-look-me-no-like/975935/48 "2023-02-17T05:12:40Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > I’ve now switched over to Yahoo News for my regular updates Me too. The reason I left yahoo in the first place was that they interspersed ads in with the articles and formatted the ads as if they were articles. My ad blocker zaps the fake articles, so all is well now. I tried to get used to the new google format but I just couldn’t do it. It’s extremely difficult to read now. I did give it a chance, but it’s just too difficult to use. So I’m back to yahoo. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2023, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-news-its-new-look-me-no-like/975935/49 "2023-02-18T22:51:05Z")
I checked out Yahoo News yesterday. So much stuff to wade thru! I just tried google news in an incognito window and got the new version. It looks ALOT like yahoo news. ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-news-its-new-look-me-no-like/975935/50 "2023-02-19T21:45:38Z")
I hate tiles. I think it’s a lazy way to autoformat a page and avoid having any human input. ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-news-its-new-look-me-no-like/975935/51 "2023-03-05T09:31:25Z")
> [@jnglmassiv](#): > > Between the US and World tabs I described above, I feel like I’m keeping pretty well informed. I still have the old version, so I tried the new version in incognito. Clicked on US News tab. The top three stories were about Israel, a lake in Uganda, and the Japan/South Korea WWII forced labor talks. That doesn’t bode well for me. ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2023, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-news-its-new-look-me-no-like/975935/52 "2023-03-07T22:40:28Z")
And today the new version came up. Still less than thrilled. > [@ratatoskK](#): > > I hate tiles. I think it’s a lazy way to autoformat a page and avoid having any human input. Are tiles the way things are arranged, like the big pictures and oversized boxes for some articles? Cuz that’s what I’m not liking. About the only thing I do like so far is being able to hide categories. Finally got rid of the Tech category, which for me was _always_ about cellphones. Absolutely no use to me. Not sure why, but all of my “Picks For You” category is about entertainment. I guess that’s what I get for disabling the entertainment category. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2023, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-news-its-new-look-me-no-like/975935/53 "2023-03-07T22:42:05Z")
> [@mordecaiB](#): > > About the only thing I do like so far is being able to hide categories. I am trying to get the damn thing to stop showing me Astrology stuff. Still failing at that. Customizing my feed has not really enhanced my experience, either. ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-news-its-new-look-me-no-like/975935/54 "2023-03-08T16:08:55Z")
> [@mordecaiB](#): > > Are tiles the way things are arranged, like the big pictures and oversized boxes for some articles? Cuz that’s what I’m not liking. Yes… ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-news-its-new-look-me-no-like/975935/55 "2023-03-08T23:00:17Z")
Mine finally succumbed. Something about it doesn’t irritate me as much. che sarà sarà [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-news-its-new-look-me-no-like/975935.md?page=2)