About EasyFreeNews
EasyFreeNews lists headlines you can actually read. Every article here is free to read without a subscription. Paywalled stories are filtered out before they reach the page.
How we filter
- Known outlets. Publishers that are free (public media, wire services, the BBC and others) are always shown. Known hard-paywall publishers are never shown.
- Everything else is checked. For other publishers we look at the article page once and read the paywall flag publishers declare in their page metadata (schema.org
isAccessibleForFree). Flagged articles are hidden. If we can't verify an article, we leave it out. - Review. Sites that turn out to be mostly paywalled are flagged for review by a person.
Metadata declarations aren't perfect: a site that doesn't declare its paywall, or a metered site that lets you read a few articles, can still slip through. If a link hits a wall, it's a mistake — tell us and we'll block that site.
What you see
A headline, the outlet, the time, and a short snippet taken from the outlet's own feed — then a link to the original. We never republish article text. When several outlets cover the same story, we show one and tuck the rest under “+N more sources”.
Local news
Pick a state on the Local News tab. Local results come from free local outlets and news searches by city; hard-paywall local papers are excluded.
Privacy
No trackers, no ads, no third-party scripts. The only cookie remembers your chosen state, and your light/dark preference is stored in your browser.
Freshness
We refresh about every 20 minutes and keep seven days of headlines.