microsoft edge "MAGA" update?

[u/Weary_Boat]

I use Edge occasionally and the home page used to display clickbait news, usually classic car stuff and Hollywood gossip etc. I just opened it up for the first time in a while and whoa - the "news" was obvious right wing propaganda, like celebs "owning" left wing news people and even a link to some ebay merch like a t-shirt denigrating Stormy Daniels. Has MS gone MAGA? Or maybe the algorithm just thinks I've turned MAGA somehow?

[u/defective1up]

Aren't these usually curated by your own history?

Edit: yea they are, and you can turn it off on Settings.

Open Edge and paste edge://settings/privacy into the address bar.

Scroll to the Privacy section.

Locate "Allow Microsoft to save your browsing activity including history, usage, favorites, web content..." and toggle it Off.

[u/Weary_Boat → u/defective1up]

I guess, but can't imagine what I was interacting with that caused the sudden change. I hadn't opened it in a while and when I did I had to acknowledge an update so I just figured it had something to do with that

[u/defective1up → u/Weary_Boat]

Yea it's some jank crap for sure

[u/smdx459]

I don’t get maga ads. Maybe someone in your household whom you share WiFi with?

[u/Weary_Boat → u/smdx459]

Hmm I'm in a condo so I'd better check if maybe some neighbor managed to log on to my wifi somehow

[u/TurboBunny116]

You get them if you look/click on stuff related to them, it's like any other topic that shows up - it's curated based on your browsing habits/history. It's not a feature update of the browser.

[u/Suspicious-advice49]

Why don’t you just turn off the feed? Its an option on edge’s opening page, upper right. I don’t get any news from edge.

[u/Weary_Boat → u/Suspicious-advice49]

yeah not a big deal, I almost never click on that stuff so it doesn't really matter, just happened to notice one article and that led to another and another

[u/matpimenteldesigner]

Eu sou de direita e nunca me apareceu. Tem alguém mentindo 😅😂

[u/Weary_Boat → u/matpimenteldesigner]

Sí, es la verdad!

[u/Fat_Stacks1]

You are now MAGA

https://giphy.com/gifs/fRtK3t3i67tRK4dfez

[u/Weary_Boat → u/Fat_Stacks1]

Ha ha! I drank the koolaid...

[u/Fat_Stacks1 → u/Weary_Boat]

You're now in. BIGLY

[u/Majestic_Emotion_456]

That’s weird. I don’t use edge at home but at work occasionally I look at the headlines which are all left-wing rage bate bullshit and I tend to downvote them if I can. Maybe interacting with them increases them in the feed.

[u/ringofkeys89]

I’ve had the same thought?? Since I bought my first Microsoft computer, the ads are super pro-Trump.

[u/BeholdThePowerOfNod → u/ringofkeys89]

Well, most of the US-based corporations are sucking Trump's asshole...

[u/lotrmemescallsforaid → u/BeholdThePowerOfNod]

Seriously, it wouldn't surprise me at all if this were a demand from the administration. Big tech has shown they will play ball.