r/whennews • u/Trash_At_RL • 28d ago
Hello.
This post is simply being made to more clearly define rule 2.
We’ve seen an increasing number of posts that is simply
“[Public figure] said this”
Going forward, a public figure simply saying something will not be considered news. Simply because of the personal view of the person at hand doesn’t make it newsworthy.
For posts like this to be qualify, there needs to be verifiable, actual news behind it, such as :
**Examples of what doesn't count as news:**
- [Trump touches a nerve while in Ireland by saying reunification would be ‘fantastic’](https://apnews.com/article/trump-ireland-golf-doonbeg-57e48996a3b30a210243b7d7ae66930a) - This would be removed from the subreddit because this is just Trump saying something rather than doing something.
- [Elon Musk calls documentary about him a 'hit piece' after buzzy debut](https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/musk-documentary-reaction-9.7339185) - This would be removed from the subreddit because this is just the opinion of a celebrity.
- [Paramount Slams Mark Ruffalo Merger Attack as ‘Antisemitic,’ Says Company Does Not ‘Tolerate Prejudice of Any Kind’](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount-responds-mark-ruffalo-merger-attack-israel-1236840552/) - Slam journalism ("X slams Y") like this would be removed because it's often just clickbait or ragebait with no substance.
The important part of this is it should verify the news, not verify that someone had said something. So something like
“Politician says people are affected by X” wouldn’t work, but;
“A new study finds D people are affected. Politician respond to what was found” would be significant enough.
This of course applies regardless of the political affiliation or who the person is. There of course could also obviously be exceptions to this case where the statement itself constitutes a major event (like an official announcing a policy change). We will determine that based on context.
As well, the community is also apart on what’s notable. The report function is important for us so we can more easily determine actual news stories.
TLDR : “Famous person said X” isn’t automatically news. There needs to be substantial, provable fact behind the post. Also the community helps with the reporting.
Thank you for your time, and have a good day :3
r/whennews • u/trans_cubed • 10h ago
Source: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/rj-mitte-dead-breaking-bad-1236909451/
Update: According to TMZ, the cause of death was suicide, though local police say the cause of death is still under investigation.
r/whennews • u/asifsaj • 4h ago
Gif is relevant because in the scene, Dedra (an imperial) is being accused and pointed down at by Director Krennic (higher-up imperial) of leaking secrets. This is similar to the news of Netanyahu prosecuting and identifying those that were interviewed in the NAZA film. This might break the rule of famous person doing something isn't news, but it is relevant to a broader political issue involving accountability, intimidation, and the potential consequences of speaking out.
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r/whennews • u/asifsaj • 11h ago
Epic Games Delays Disney Project, Asks Developers to Use More AI - Bloomberg
Gif is relevant because it's battle droids from star wars looking at Epic hoping to get into game development for a new star wars marvel crossover shooter game.
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r/whennews • u/krizzalicious49 • 1d ago
Russian bot traffic has dropped dramatically in the past few days after Ukraine knocked out Yandex’s biggest data centers, with a third attack happening last night. Cloudflare reports that bot traffic from the Yandex network has dropped to just 0.4% of the maximum number of HTTP requests recorded in the past two weeks. It initially dropped to around 57% on Oct. 8, which happened when Ukraine hit a Yandex data center housing two supercomputers in Sasovo, Russia, located around 195 miles to the southeast of the Kremlin. A second, bigger Yandex campus in Kaluga, about 220 miles to the west of Sasovo, was knocked offline yesterday.
These attacks are apparently Ukraine’s response to Moscow’s strikes on its own data centers, some of which resulted in the outage of some of the most popular piracy websites.
(Image credit: CloudFlare)
Yandex is Russia’s equivalent to Google, and its Yandex Cloud service status reports that at least 84 services are currently offline. Global internet monitoring firm NetBlocks said that Yandex’s network traffic has dropped to just 30% for Yandex Cloud and 63% for Yandex LLC, most likely resulting in slower internet services or complete disruption for the average Russian. Unfortunately, the ordinary Russian wouldn’t be able to use high-speed satellite internet as a backup, as Starlink does not work in Russia, while the competing Rassvet constellation has had a good number of its existing satellites fall back to the surface after launch.
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These incidents are a result of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, which escalated dramatically in 2022 after Russia’s failed attempt to capture Kyiv. However, many observers say that the war actually started in 2014 when Russian forces seized Crimea and occupied parts of eastern Ukraine after the fall of the pro-Russian government that year.
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The hostilities, which have dragged on for years, saw the introduction of new technologies and strategies, specifically in drone warfare. It began with the wide deployment of commercially available drones on the front lines, typically for reconnaissance, dropping explosives, and kamikaze-style attacks. However, it has since evolved into long-range warfare, with specially built drones able to reach distances of over 1,500 miles and destroy Tu-95 strategic bombers situated well behind the front lines.
The drone strikes on data centers are relatively new developments. While data centers on bases are often considered valid targets, Russia’s justification for the attacks on civilian data centers was that Ukrainian military intelligence used them. This isn’t the first time that civilian data centers have also been hit by drones and missiles. AWS sites in Bahrain and the UAE have been hit multiple times since Washington started its bombing campaign against Iran, with the company telling its clients to move their data to sites outside the region, as it doesn’t have a recovery timeline.
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r/whennews • u/asifsaj • 2d ago
Gif is relevant because Spider-Man also gets struck by a vehicle.
r/whennews • u/asifsaj • 2d ago
https://bleedingcool.com/tv/absolute-batman-animated-series-now-2d-early-animation-shown-nycc/
https://x.com/DiscussingFilm/status/2109011779586310324
Gif is relevant because it's from the "Absolute Batman" comic but animated.
r/whennews • u/Foreign_Bit_7014 • 1d ago
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origin of gif is wizard with guns Getting called on FIRST to give your presentation video https://youtu.be/48VV33QHcVY?si=pSHzRK0QHWT0AOWh
r/whennews • u/Confident_Rod_9717 • 2d ago
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r/whennews • u/restorian_monarch • 2d ago
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6jrw8g1123vo https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6n9r3n7858zo https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmgr8221v4x1o
The Tiger has not been harmed, and is believed to have been anaesthetitised
A statement from local police seems to confirm this was an intentional entry to the enclosure, rather than the man accidentally falling into the pit
It is very likely that the Park will be shut for an extended period awaiting a full police & HSE investigation
The park has confirmed the tiger will NOT be euthanised
All edits are updates issued to the story from the same source (the BBC)
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r/whennews • u/nightfoxbtw • 2d ago
source: https://doogle.gg/
i usually put all the details in the title or description, but i don't think it will even fit into the character limit this time