Filter your news

One topic is flooding your feed.

An election, a trial, a launch — when a story gets big, every outlet covers it and suddenly it's most of what you see. You don't want to quit the news. You want less of one thing. Here's what the big platforms actually give you, and a way that works.

Platform controls, honestlyMuting that's a ruleJunk handled separately
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Short answer
One mute. Every source.

Filtering that's a rule, not a platform's algorithmic guess — reviewable and reversible everywhere your feed pulls from.

Platform reality check

What the big platforms give you

A snapshot as of mid-2026 — details change often, so check each app's current settings.

GOOGLE NEWS

Google News: “show fewer” is a hint

You can hide a source or ask for fewer stories like one — but the feed stays algorithmic, “fewer” is a suggestion, and there's no export. The full picture.

YOUTUBE

YouTube: signals you can't audit

“Not interested” shapes future suggestions, but you can't see the rule you created. The Subscriptions tab and channel RSS feeds are the stable outs. Four real methods.

APPLE NEWS

Apple News: blocking, inside the walls

Blocking channels and topics is closer to real filtering — but the selection is still curated, inside one app on one platform. How Muuted differs.

A real Muuted fact-check card: the verdict on the card
A real Muuted fact-check card: the verdict on the card.
How muting actually works

The reliable way: rules on a list you own

Muting works when two things are true: you chose the sources, and the filter is a rule, not a preference. In Muuted you mute any word or phrase in one tap — forever, or for a day, a week, a month — and it applies across every source at once.

A RULE

A rule

Matching headlines are hidden, no algorithm votes.

REVIEWABLE

Reviewable

Every hidden story shows the rule that caught it.

REVERSIBLE

Reversible

Restore a story or retire a mute any time.

Two different problems

Topics are half the clutter

The other half is formats: sponsored posts, coupon churn, press releases, gambling promos, viral bait. Those aren't topics you'd think to mute — they're ten maintained junk filters, switched on once.

Muuted's filters

The junk formats, maintained for you — no setup required.

Detox packs

Curated mute-word sets that show their words up front.

Questions

FAQ

Can I filter news by keyword on Google News or Apple News?

Not really. Google News offers “show fewer” (a suggestion to its algorithm) and Apple News blocks channels and topics — neither gives you a keyword rule you can see and audit. Muuted's muted words are exactly that.

What's the difference between muting a topic and filtering junk?

Topics are yours — words you choose to mute. Junk is format clutter (sponsored posts, coupons, press releases) that follows everyone around; Muuted maintains ten filters for it so your mute list stays personal.

Are filtered stories deleted?

No. Everything hidden — by your mutes or by junk filters — sits in a review list showing the exact rule that caught it, and one tap restores any story.

Do muted words work across every source?

Yes — one mute applies to your entire feed at once, including YouTube channels and podcasts you follow by RSS.

Ready to filter?
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