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yellowcanine

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4. I haven't had any problem with Rawstory malware. Maybe you need a new security program.

Wed Dec 16, 2020, 10:50 AM

Dec 2020

You will get malware from lots of places. The only way to avoid it is not to be on the internet at all.

Regarding Rawstory, they do a good job of giving summaries of stories which would not otherwise be available because they are hidden behind pay walls, etc. I nearly always clip and paste a few paragraphs so no one has to click on the link if they don't want to. The only time I don't is when I am using my phone and it is a breaking story. I do not favor excluding sources just because I might not like everything which appears there. I don't like everything which appears in the Washington Post either, particularly some of the opinion pieces they print, but I am not going to stop reading the good stories and opinion pieces which are printed there.

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ppl. please dont post rawstory links. [View all] mopinko Dec 2020 OP

Good information... FarPoint Dec 2020 #1

Page doesn't load. Politics USA too please but that's just because it's a hyped rag underpants Dec 2020 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2020 #3

I haven't had any problem with Rawstory malware. Maybe you need a new security program. yellowcanine Dec 2020 #4

if you dont want to pay for a subscription, mopinko Dec 2020 #6

Sorry I am not doing hijinks just to read a story. If RS is a problem, tell the mods. yellowcanine Dec 2020 #11

there are no mods. when there were, rs was banned. mopinko Dec 2020 #12

If there are no mods who takes the "Alert abuse" reports? yellowcanine Dec 2020 #16

juries. mopinko Dec 2020 #20

Well obviously we all read Bev54 Dec 2020 #23

I totally agree left-of-center2012 Dec 2020 #30

back in the day, rs was on the banned sites list. mopinko Dec 2020 #5

It was not banned during the Bush administration. BrightKnight Dec 2020 #43

no, it wasnt even around till the later years. mopinko Dec 2020 #45

Raw Story came out about the time Air America was founded. BrightKnight Dec 2020 #52

I don't think it was ever 'banned'; it may have been not allowed as an LBN source muriel_volestrangler Dec 2020 #60

This message was self-deleted by its author mopinko Dec 2020 #61

Very early on, then. It was founded in 2004, and by Jan 26, 2005, a writer there was a DUer muriel_volestrangler Dec 2020 #62

You should include politics usa in your op. Exact same thing. octoberlib Dec 2020 #7

well, there are plenty of them out there. mopinko Dec 2020 #9

I click Rawstory all the time. Jirel Dec 2020 #8

it's the ripping off of the writers that bothers me most. mopinko Dec 2020 #10

I have seen nothing about it "ripping off writers." Jirel Dec 2020 #14

They routinely take stories from outlets that have done actual reporting and then spin them up to WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2020 #15

You can say that of half the news media out there. Jirel Dec 2020 #18

it's the 'get cuts' part that is the problem. mopinko Dec 2020 #19

Raw Story has the best headlines - for reposting news on Facebook - Dramatic womanofthehills Dec 2020 #53

well, mopinko Dec 2020 #17

That's garbage. Jirel Dec 2020 #46

du follows fair use copyright laws. mopinko Dec 2020 #48

They don't copy whole articles. Jirel Dec 2020 #50

I don't read politics usa or the palmer report BainsBane Dec 2020 #28

What??? LeftInTX Dec 2020 #47

they also often post misleading and hyperbolic stories. onenote Dec 2020 #13

Agreed. I stopped following several of these sites years ago-their FB posts read too much as themaguffin Dec 2020 #27

I agree mopinko RoadRunner Dec 2020 #21

correcto mopinko Dec 2020 #22

You can go to the original article and post it. Lunabell Dec 2020 #24

yup. 1 more click. mopinko Dec 2020 #29

I Avoid RS Like the Plague for Both Reasons - My Computer Used to Freeze When I Went to Site Indykatie Dec 2020 #25

sooooo many ads. mopinko Dec 2020 #26

I've used Raw Story for years with no problem left-of-center2012 Dec 2020 #31

those publications pay the originators. mopinko Dec 2020 #34

Again, I have never had malware from RS left-of-center2012 Dec 2020 #36

I will choose what I post, you choose what you click on. yellowcanine Dec 2020 #32

that's fine. mopinko Dec 2020 #33

Are you being consistent? LanternWaste Dec 2020 #58

no. i admit i'm not. mopinko Dec 2020 #59

I agree left-of-center2012 Dec 2020 #37

Second this!!! obamanut2012 Dec 2020 #35

You are not the boss of me! nt USALiberal Dec 2020 #38

When I go there it's just to read the comments. Baked Potato Dec 2020 #39

Raw Story has been useful for a long time. BrightKnight Dec 2020 #40

again. the malware is not the point. mopinko Dec 2020 #44

I read Raw Story every day. nt leftyladyfrommo Dec 2020 #55

If you don't want to click on Raw Story links, don't, but it does generate original content catbyte Dec 2020 #41

Agree completely SCantiGOP Dec 2020 #42

Some can't afford pay walls...and If you have proper protection, you will be fine. Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #49

I won't go to rawstory either. Thank you for saying something. cry baby Dec 2020 #51

It's an aggregator with sensational headlines and questionable banner ads, but so is DU. tandem5 Dec 2020 #54

We post large numbers of summarized stories from various sources at DU every day. Roisin Ni Fiachra Dec 2020 #56

admins dont do that. mopinko Dec 2020 #57

Remember Buzzflash? Lars39 Dec 2020 #63

All articles I see there are sourced Generic Brad Dec 2020 #64