Why does mastodon show news ? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by uhrbaan@lemmy.world to c/mastodon@lemmy.world

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In the Mastodon app, there is a News tab, why is that ? Is it a way do monetize the service or just a help to check up on the hot news going on on Mastodon ?

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[-] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 4 points 7 months ago

What platform are you talking about? On ios i dont see such a tab. Also, mastodon isnt a centralized service, thats the whole point. There are lemmy apps that show ads but I would def not install them. Probably just posts that have a #news tag?

[-] Kierunkowy74@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago

These are links that are most talked about.

[-] waybackguy@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I see News in the Mastodon app v2.3.0 on Google Play. It's under the Search button - News tab.

It says they are the news stories getting talked about on Mastodon. But it looks like links to articles from news outlets rather than a trending page?

this post was submitted on 20 Feb 2024

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