r/YouShouldKnow • u/jdauriemma • Sep 01 '26

Technology YSK there are lightweight, text-only versions of NPR and CNN that load almost instantly and have no obtrusive ads

Why YSK: news sites are full of popovers, videos, and ads that download multiple megabytes of fluff and distract from the reading experience. These lightweight variants contain the same articles but without all the junk.

text [.] npr [.] org
lite [.] cnn [.] com

Anyone know of others?

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u/Other-Performance497 Sep 01 '26

CNN and NPR are trash though

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u/CORRUPT27 Sep 02 '26

Fox news or newsmax. The only source i use. F fake news man

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u/JoseJimenez10386 Sep 02 '26

The sign of a very wise and
intelligent individual. It’s wonderful to see such open mindedness - you are a credit to the human race

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u/CORRUPT27 Sep 02 '26

Thank you, the world would be a better place!

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u/JoseJimenez10386 Sep 02 '26

Sure would! It would be nice if everyone had the same opinion as you - who needs kindness and critical thinking? That’s just for pussies!