It was extremely popular 20 to 25 years ago. When social media got going, it got started with blogs rather than platforms like Facebook.
The whole thing started as "nerds making websites" -> Geo Cities -> MySpace / Blogger / etc etc - > Facebook etc RSS was the way you sort of federated content by a lot of different authors. There were tools like Google Reader that would aggregate RSS feeds and give you a sort of feel like you get when you hit reddit or hackernews today. A list of articles by different authors. It seems to be coming back around again as people are sort of fed-up with these corporate platforms and want to discover the web on their own terms. On Fri, 14 Nov 2025 at 16:07, woolcycle via Liverpool < [email protected]> wrote: > I've never tried RSS. But I am intrigued by Big Brother Watch promoting > RSS as an alternative to email sign-up. Which makes me realise that RSS > might have privacy benefits over email. > https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/subscribe/ > > Is RSS a legacy technology, or does it have a bright future? > > So, what do people recommend in terms of fully-fledged RSS readers, but > also newbie-friendly options for those such as myself who are completely > new to RSS. > > > -- > Liverpool mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/liverpool >
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