# I just deactivated my facebook account for reasons. Where should I go for news and interesting stuff **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 15, 2016, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-deactivated-my-facebook-account-for-reasons-where-should-i-go-for-news-and-interesting-stuff/772053 "2016-11-15T13:55:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-deactivated-my-facebook-account-for-reasons-where-should-i-go-for-news-and-interesting-stuff/772053/1 "2016-11-15T13:55:48Z")
I no longer have facebook automatically feeding me articles with links to news.\* What websites should I check daily to remain informed and shit? \*For the past few years, I’ve noticed the stuff I get in facebook I have to click links inside to get to the actual source of the story–usually through two or three layers of clicks. So I would say FB hasn’t been giving me news so much as the means to dig down for news should I so desire. ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-deactivated-my-facebook-account-for-reasons-where-should-i-go-for-news-and-interesting-stuff/772053/2 "2016-11-15T13:59:39Z")
news: [news.google.com](http://news.google.com) interesting stuff: [fark.com](http://fark.com) ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-deactivated-my-facebook-account-for-reasons-where-should-i-go-for-news-and-interesting-stuff/772053/3 "2016-11-15T14:02:46Z")
There was news on Facebook? I thought it was all clickbait and glurge. For ‘proper’ news, there’s this: > **[Reuters | Breaking International News & Views](https://www.reuters.com?edition-redirect=uk)** > > Find latest news from every corner of the globe at Reuters.com, your online source for breaking international news coverage. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-deactivated-my-facebook-account-for-reasons-where-should-i-go-for-news-and-interesting-stuff/772053/4 "2016-11-15T14:03:03Z")
I’ve been using the Apple news app on my phone. I like it. ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-deactivated-my-facebook-account-for-reasons-where-should-i-go-for-news-and-interesting-stuff/772053/5 "2016-11-15T14:15:27Z")
more interesting stuff: [longform.org](http://longform.org) ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-deactivated-my-facebook-account-for-reasons-where-should-i-go-for-news-and-interesting-stuff/772053/6 "2016-11-15T14:38:47Z")
Channel News Asia. There’s an app. (International news from a different perspective than you’re used to.) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-deactivated-my-facebook-account-for-reasons-where-should-i-go-for-news-and-interesting-stuff/772053/7 "2016-11-15T14:45:40Z")
Why do you think you need a daily dose, in order to “remain informed and shit”? What happens if you miss a day, and catch up tomorrow? Subscriptions to internet sites provide the shit, but to be informed, it requires an investigative effort and some eclectic reading. It would be interesting if SDMB had a subforum called “Todays Updates”, in which anyone could post a new breaking story as soon as it hits, others can immediately comment on it, and each thread gets automatically locked after a few days (or moved to an appropriate subforum if worthy of continuation) to keep everything fresh. I do not know if such a message board feature exists elsewhere. Like a user-edited news aggregator. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-deactivated-my-facebook-account-for-reasons-where-should-i-go-for-news-and-interesting-stuff/772053/8 "2016-11-15T14:46:22Z")
I’m going to second [Fark.com](http://Fark.com). The forums are hilarious, if you understand that trolling is an art. [BBC.com](http://BBC.com) for a more international perspective on the news. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-deactivated-my-facebook-account-for-reasons-where-should-i-go-for-news-and-interesting-stuff/772053/9 "2016-11-15T14:53:28Z")
You could subscribe to your local newspaper for print and online news. Might be nice to support whatever investigative reporting exists locally, rather than defaulting to whatever crap the area TV stations show. ---
**Author:** ![Me\_Billy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e480ec/32.png) [@Me\_Billy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Me_Billy)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-deactivated-my-facebook-account-for-reasons-where-should-i-go-for-news-and-interesting-stuff/772053/10 "2016-11-15T15:30:58Z")
New York Times Washington Post New York Post CNN Al Jazeera News > **[Home - BBC News](https://www.bbc.com/news)** > > Visit BBC News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. BBC News provides trusted World and UK news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news. > **[News, sport and opinion from the Guardian's US edition | The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us)** > > Latest US news, world news, sports, business, opinion, analysis and reviews from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice And the national TV network’s web sites… ABC CBS NBC ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-deactivated-my-facebook-account-for-reasons-where-should-i-go-for-news-and-interesting-stuff/772053/11 "2016-11-15T15:35:42Z")
[Reddit.com](http://reddit.com) Give the interface a chance. Every post can be upvoted/downvoted, as well as every comment. There is a staggering amount of content there and anyone can make a subreddit (group) of their own. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-deactivated-my-facebook-account-for-reasons-where-should-i-go-for-news-and-interesting-stuff/772053/12 "2016-11-15T15:52:47Z")
Go to the source: the [Associated Press](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/fronts/HOME?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME). ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-deactivated-my-facebook-account-for-reasons-where-should-i-go-for-news-and-interesting-stuff/772053/13 "2016-11-15T15:57:22Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > [Reddit.com](http://reddit.com) Give the interface a chance. Every post can be upvoted/downvoted, as well as every comment. There is a staggering amount of content there and anyone can make a subreddit (group) of their own. Yep I have just learned something I didn’t know–that I can decide which pages can feed into my “front page.” So I will just go in and add respectable news sources etc, and anything else I find of value, and get rid of the “old cool school” and “r/art” junk etc. BTW Redditors have _the worst taste in art_ and I say that as a complete plebian myself. ---
**Author:** ![Me\_Billy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e480ec/32.png) [@Me\_Billy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Me_Billy)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-deactivated-my-facebook-account-for-reasons-where-should-i-go-for-news-and-interesting-stuff/772053/14 "2016-11-15T16:09:27Z")
P.S. While you are at it, get local TV news and newspaper sources for local news. And ask your local Sheriff / Police if they have a “ALERT Emergency Notification System” - which calls your phone in case of an emergency. Get your number added. Also you can get the “Flash Alert Messenger” app for your cell phone which will notify you of emergencies in your area. If the above do not serve your area, ask at a local public school if they recommend or use an emergency notification system. For schools, these report bad weather conditions, school closed, lock downs - school closing early, etc. Anyway handy information for other people too. ---
**Author:** ![CatandMouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@CatandMouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatandMouse)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-deactivated-my-facebook-account-for-reasons-where-should-i-go-for-news-and-interesting-stuff/772053/15 "2016-11-15T16:18:06Z")
> [@Frylock](#): > > I no longer have facebook automatically feeding me articles with links to news.\* > > What websites should I check daily to remain informed and shit? > > \*For the past few years, I’ve noticed the stuff I get in facebook I have to click links inside to get to the actual source of the story–usually through two or three layers of clicks. So I would say FB hasn’t been giving me news so much as the means to dig down for news should I so desire. I hope FB wasn’t your only source for news. You should try NPR. ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-deactivated-my-facebook-account-for-reasons-where-should-i-go-for-news-and-interesting-stuff/772053/16 "2016-11-15T16:29:14Z")
Not my only source, but was the main conduit. ---
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-deactivated-my-facebook-account-for-reasons-where-should-i-go-for-news-and-interesting-stuff/772053/17 "2016-11-15T16:40:17Z")
You’re already here. This is where I go for most of the news. I may read a headline somewhere else, but I come here to see what folks are saying \*about \*it. Ya know… to see past the headlines. And there’s always interesting stuff here, ha! > [@jtur88](#): > > \ > It would be interesting if SDMB had a subforum called “Todays Updates”, in which anyone could post a new breaking story as soon as it hits, others can immediately comment on it, and each thread gets automatically locked after a few days (or moved to an appropriate subforum if worthy of continuation) to keep everything fresh. I do not know if such a message board feature exists elsewhere. Like a user-edited news aggregator. I rather like this idea, but I’ve not put any thought into how to manage it (not that my feedback would be all that valuable anyway). ---
**Author:** ![CatandMouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@CatandMouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatandMouse)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-deactivated-my-facebook-account-for-reasons-where-should-i-go-for-news-and-interesting-stuff/772053/18 "2016-11-15T16:43:06Z")
> [@Frylock](#): > > Not my only source, but was the main conduit. Do you mind if I ask who you voted for? ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-deactivated-my-facebook-account-for-reasons-where-should-i-go-for-news-and-interesting-stuff/772053/19 "2016-11-15T17:40:39Z")
> [@CatandMouse](#): > > Do you mind if I ask who you voted for? Clinton. ---
**Author:** ![CatandMouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@CatandMouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatandMouse)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-deactivated-my-facebook-account-for-reasons-where-should-i-go-for-news-and-interesting-stuff/772053/20 "2016-11-15T18:45:39Z")
> [@Frylock](#): > > Clinton. I just read an interesting article on WSJ about Facebook banning fake news sites. Too bad they didn’t think to do that earlier. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-deactivated-my-facebook-account-for-reasons-where-should-i-go-for-news-and-interesting-stuff/772053.md?page=2)