here when i search for something or someone ‘newsworthy’ i get links to other sites ahead of msn, those links do go to the expected sites, and the favicons (that are all msn in the posted image) are also correct. in fact, only one first page out of the five searches i tried even had an msn link at all–at #9.
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i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
This is weird. The links all show other news agencies, and you see the same at the top of the page when you follow the links. Is MSN re-hosting the stories from all these agencies or are the agencies opting in for this?
Nothing like seeing an Associated Press link and having it open on msn.com!! 🤡
adarza@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
qisope@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
It’s a syndication partnership with MSN. Publishers provide their articles to MSN via RSS. It’s increasingly difficult to draw traffic to independent sites, so publishers are all seeking to diversify their traffic sources.