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This site is a text-only minimal version of [Beatroot News](https://app.beatrootnews.com/) 
[[iOS](https://apps.apple.com/in/app/beatroot-news/id1618735924)], 
[[Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beatrootnews.app)], a new news app by Freemedia Interactive Private Limited.

It is maintained by [Nemo](https://github.com/captn3m0), and is meant as a minimal indian news website that you can check once a day, with
a reading experience similar to reading your morning newspaper.

This text-only version is unaffiliated with Beatroot News or Freemedia Interactive Private Limited.

## Curation Notes

- Only articles from today and yesterday are shown. 
- Articles marked with ❖ are "syndicated" from an external media source[^1].
- The design is based on [NPR's](http://text.npr.org/) text-only website.
- Trigger Warnings are shown in bold, prefixed to the article text.
- The content is updated every 30 minutes.
- There are no trackers or ads.

## Configuration
- Read articles are marked in grey. You can reset read articles in Settings.
- Highlight words can be configured in settings, and will be highlighted across all news articles and headlines.
- You can hide specific topics under settings.

## Donate

The project is open-source, and donations are welcome:

- https://ko-fi.com/captn3m0
- https://liberapay.com/captn3m0
- https://github.com/sponsors/captn3m0

Alternatively, please donate to the Internet Freedom Foundation: https://internetfreedom.in/donate/

[^1]: List of sources considered as syndicated: PTI, Hindustan Times, Indian Express