# unslop.news

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/unslop-news/

13 people recommended unslop.news in Hacker News comments, 2 had mixed feelings and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 12 months, in 12 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a Hacker News view that filters out AI-related posts, so they can read other stories. Critics say it is easy to forget to use.

Summary written by Claude from 17 comments. It was written before the November 2026 recount, and 16 of those comments still count.

## Why people recommend it

- Filters out AI-related posts (4 comments in the sample): "classifying post title and webpage contents as AI or not and filtering out the AI stuff" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49437923)) "removes just the posts about AI, rather than all posts that mention it at all" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49658199)) "If you look at HN through that, the above AI-related spam disappears." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49662939))
- Used in place of Hacker News (2 comments in the sample): "I browse Hacker News stories via this" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50078353)) "replacing my hn bookmark." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50218628))
- Shows something other than AI (2 comments in the sample): "Thank you so much for this! Generally I like to read AI news, yet it's important to know what else is out there!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49444685)) "It’s nice to see something else." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50076634))
- Seen as a good tool (2 comments in the sample): "OK, this is cool, actually! Thanks!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49658249)) "unslop.news is a good tool" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49891536))

## What people warn about

- Easy to forget it exists (1 comment in the sample): "it kinda works but I forget it exists" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50217292))

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.unslop.news/)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "unslop.news", https://hackerapproved.com/p/unslop-news/ (13 recommend, 2 mixed, 2 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.