"One of the snags of reporting on the tech sector is tackling the constant stream of announcements of radical new technology that is going to change everything. Another, of course, is trying to find out about them via websites in the 2020s, where even with an in-browser ad-blocker, plus a network one too, and an anti-cookie warning extension, many websites are still horribly cluttered."
"The origins of the RSS system go back to the 1990s, and like the Markdown markup language we reported on earlier today, the RSS 1.0 standard was co-developed by the late Aaron Swartz when he was just 14 years old."
"It was good enough that it largely obliterated a lot of other RSS syndication tools. So - tell us if you saw this coming - Google shut it down in 2013. It is still missed - The Reg ran a retrospective a decade later."
RSS technology, developed in the 1990s with contributions from Aaron Swartz, continues to provide value for managing online information. Google Reader's 2013 shutdown diminished RSS adoption, but recent discussions highlight its resurgence as a solution to web enshittification. RSS readers enable users to aggregate thousands of feeds while stripping away advertisements, cookies, and unnecessary website clutter. This approach offers a cleaner, more manageable browsing experience compared to navigating modern websites laden with tracking and promotional content. The technology demonstrates enduring relevance for those seeking control over their digital consumption.
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