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Unbubble News continues in the open.

The consumer side of Unbubble News is no longer available as of May 25, 2026. We're moving the technology and the products, as open source, to Unbubble Hub, the open research community that grew alongside Unbubble News.

The full story · On Substack

Unbubble News is shutting down. Our quest against polarization continues in the open.

Six months, nine product ideas, but still no product-market fit. The full story of our start-up attempt and what we'll be doing next.

Alessandro Diano & Carlo Martinucci·May 25, 2026Read on Substack

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

What happens to the products?

Our core products (Glance, Beyond the Headline, Compass, Trails, and Debatable News) are being released open-source as part of Unbubble Hub in the coming weeks, with clear instructions for self-hosting your own versions. The hosted versions on unbubble.news are no longer available.

What happens to my data?

All personal data associated with unbubble.news accounts will be permanently deleted by 30 June 2026, in line with our obligations under the GDPR.

Before then, you can exercise your rights of access and portability under Articles 15 and 20 by writing to legal@unbubble.news from the email address linked to your account. We'll respond within thirty days with a copy of your data in a structured, machine-readable format. The same address also handles erasure, rectification, and any other request under the regulation.

What happens to the mission?

It hasn't changed, and it doesn't stop here. The fight against polarization continues at Unbubble Hub, the open research community that's been growing alongside Unbubble News, building the technology and knowledge behind our products, together with researchers and developers we're proud of.

I care about the mission. How can I help?

Help is welcome. Follow Unbubble Hub on GitHub to read, run, and contribute to the tools we're building, and subscribe to the newsletter to follow what comes next.

If you're a researcher, a developer, or simply someone with time and energy for the initiative, get in touch with Carlo (LinkedIn) to join the community.

Something else on your mind? Write to help@unbubble.news and we'll get back to you.

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