# The Register 13 Hacker News commenters recommended The Register and 9 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 9 of 13 months. **Verdict:** Entertaining, fast tech news with irreverent headlines that many readers enjoy. Critics say its tone is tabloid-like and its headlines clickbait. ## Why people recommend it - Witty headlines and charming irreverent tone (2 comments): "I still laugh at theregister headlines to this day." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48811929)) "It's part of their charm." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45887861)) ## What people warn about - Tabloid tone and clickbait headlines (4 comments): "The Register is a tech paper that is modelled on various British tabloids" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48662345)) "I knew The Register is a low quality ragebait tabloid" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46846808)) "They’re always more about the ‘tude than substance." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46411605)) - Quality has declined recently (2 comments): "before the suits showed up and murdered it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46325912)) "they've gotten significantly worse over the last year or two" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48183465)) - Lacks objectivity, relies on press releases (3 comments): "The Register is arguably misrepresenting the story by omission" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46845826)) "where objectivity is something to eventually strive for" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46526816)) "They basically re-report press releases." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48884758)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [Phoronix](https://hackerapproved.com/p/phoronix.md): 14 recommend - [XDA Developers](https://hackerapproved.com/p/xda-developers.md): 7 recommend ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "The Register", https://hackerapproved.com/p/register/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).