The headlines, in order, with nothing in between
187 news outlets in 31 languages, refreshed every 15 minutes, newest first. No ranking, no recommendations, no sponsored slots. You see what came out, when it came out.
Free to read. No account needed to read it.
Newest first. Always. No ranking, no promotion, no sponsored slots.
News without the machinery
Every other news product is optimising something. News is not optimising anything, which turns out to be the feature.
Chronological, always
Only by the languages you chose. Within them it's newest first, and the same for everyone who reads those languages. There is no ranking model deciding what deserves your attention.
Your languages, every region
News comes from news outlets in the languages you chose, plus English. Region is an optional filter: Africa, Americas, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, South Asia, UK, after All and Global.
Headlines and Video
Switch between Headlines and Video. Live streams come first where an outlet runs one, and your device makes no request to YouTube until you tap.
Refreshed every 15 minutes
Automatic, around the clock. You are never reading yesterday because nobody remembered to pull the feed.
No sponsored placements
Barota shows no ads and sells no placement. Videos play in the news outlets' own players, which may show their own ads.
No profile built from what you read
Barota sells no member data. What you read is not assembled into a picture of you and sold on.
Free with every account
There is no news subscription and no upgrade, and you don't need an account to read it.
Global means global here
Most news products treat the West as the default and everywhere else as international. Barota reads 187 news outlets in 31 languages, with at least three in every language and every region, because Barota's members are not concentrated in one of them.
Barota is global by design. South Asia and Africa are first-class regions here, not an afterthought buried under an international tab.
Nothing is deciding what you should care about
The reason news feeds feel exhausting is that they are engineered to. No engagement objective and no promoted slots. The only thing Barota personalises is the language you asked for.
Just the headlines, newest at the top.
Questions, answered
Does News cost anything?
No. It is free to read, with or without an account, and there is no upgrade.
How often does it update?
Automatically, every 15 minutes, around the clock.
Which languages and regions are covered?
31 languages. Region is an optional filter: Africa, Americas, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, South Asia, UK, after All and Global.
Is it personalised to me?
Only by the languages you chose. Within them it's newest first, and the same for everyone who reads those languages.
Are any of the items paid placements?
Barota shows no ads and sells no placement. Videos play in the news outlets' own players, which may show their own ads.
Is my reading history used to target anything?
No. Barota Ltd does not sell member data and there is no advertising layer for it to feed.
Read the news. That is the whole product.
Free to read. 187 news outlets in 31 languages, refreshed every 15 minutes, newest first.
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