You open Google News. You see headlines. You click. You read. You move on. But the algorithm is watching. Every click. Every scroll. Every second you pause. Google News India knows you better than you know yourself.
How the Algorithm Works
Google News tracks what you click, what you ignore, how long you read, what you search for after, and what you share. Then it shows you more of what you click.
You click on crime? You'll see more crime. Click on cricket? More cricket. Click on negative news? You'll see the world falling apart. The algorithm doesn't care if you're informed. It cares if you click.
You think you're seeing the news. You're seeing your own reflection. Click on Modi? You'll see pro-Modi news. Click on Rahul? Pro-Congress news. Click on outrage? Outrage all day. You are in a bubble. The algorithm built it. You live in it. Click on one article from the "other side" every day. The algorithm will learn. Your feed will balance. Go to Google News settings. Clear your watch history. Start fresh. Open Google News in incognito. See what the world actually looks like. Not your version of it. The algorithm shows you what you click. You don't click on good news, slow news, local news, complex news, or news that doesn't make you angry. So you never see: the village that built its own school, the old man who planted 2,000 trees, the river that got cleaner, the student who won an award, the stray dog that saved a child. The algorithm doesn't hide them. You do. By not clicking. Google News is a powerful tool. But it's not neutral. It's not objective. It's not trying to inform you. It's trying to keep you clicking. Don't let it.
The Bubble You Live In
3 Ways to Break the Bubble
1. Click on What You Disagree With
2. Clear Your History
3. Use Incognito Mode
The Stories the Algorithm Won't Show You
The Truth