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Privacy-focused, ad-free news dashboard with unique Matrix Mode is gaining traction.

Published on 08/06/2025•Trend Spotting / Early Adopter Signals

RogueScroll's focus on 'no-login, no-ads' for real-time news feeds directly addresses growing consumer demand for privacy and an uncluttered information experience. The addition of a 'Matrix Mode' also taps into a desire for novel and engaging ways to consume content. This platform represents an emerging trend in personalized, privacy-centric media consumption, offering alternatives to traditional ad-laden news sources.

Origin Reddit Post

r/internetisbeautiful

RogueScroll: Now with Matrix Mode and no-login scrolling news

Posted by u/RobertLawsonVaughn•08/06/2025
I’ve been building RogueScroll as a personal dashboard for real-time news and info feeds - no login, no ads. Based on Reddit feedback, I just added: • Matrix Mode (click the 🧪 button) •

Top Comments

u/snakesuncut
nice news website but had my eyes dazzling for a minute trying catch a good news because how fast terminal 1 and 3 are going if you like the auto movement i will suggest the speed of terminal
u/RobertLawsonVaughn
Several folks have asked about mouse over pause. I'll add to the backlog. And yes, rendering so many images in the DOM sucks up lots of memory. I may default to "no images" if testing prove
u/GestoNobre
É possível trocar o país?
u/pcdenjin
bitcoin miner
u/snakesuncut
nice news website but had my eyes dazzling for a minute trying catch a good news because how fast terminal 1 and 3 are going if you like the auto movement i will suggest the speed of terminal
u/GaCoRi
I'd like to see date/time when articles posted
u/harzibolt
Mobile UX is bad. Full of ads. I do not feel like it fits this subs theme. Seems more like a self promotion.
u/RobertLawsonVaughn
Is configured for just one footer ad. Shouldn't be showing lots of ads.
u/RobertLawsonVaughn
LOL. No mining. The DOM loads several thousand messages every few minutes. So, has a different architectural model than games... scene optimization etc. But feel free to send me some bitcoin.
u/_Garebear
gotta say it makes absolutely no sense for you to say there's no ads, and then say, "oh there's only one ad". it's either there or it's not. and even if it's just one; it takes over half the
u/RobertLawsonVaughn
LOL. No mining. The DOM loads several thousand messages every few minutes. So, has a different architectural model than games... scene optimization etc. But feel free to send me some bitcoin.
u/frost-222
Opening this website makes my fans spin up and GPU usage goes from 0.1% to 14% on a RTX4090... Edit: with "matrix mode" it uses over 40%... That is more than a lot of the games I play
u/RobertLawsonVaughn
Several folks have asked about mouse over pause. I'll add to the backlog. And yes, rendering so many images in the DOM sucks up lots of memory. I may default to "no images" if testing prove
u/RobertLawsonVaughn
Ok, other people asked so I'll add to backlog.
u/GaCoRi
I'd like to see date/time when articles posted
u/frost-222
Opening this website makes my fans spin up and GPU usage goes from 0.1% to 14% on a RTX4090... Edit: with "matrix mode" it uses over 40%... That is more than a lot of the games I play
u/GestoNobre
É possível trocar o país?
u/RobertLawsonVaughn
Is configured for just one footer ad. Shouldn't be showing lots of ads.
u/frost-222
Opening this website makes my fans spin up and GPU usage goes from 0.1% to 14% on a RTX4090... Edit: with "matrix mode" it uses over 40%... That is more than a lot of the games I play
u/GestoNobre
É possível trocar o país?
u/snakesuncut
nice news website but had my eyes dazzling for a minute trying catch a good news because how fast terminal 1 and 3 are going if you like the auto movement i will suggest the speed of terminal
u/pcdenjin
bitcoin miner
u/Genoce
Using a 2 year old mid-tier laptop & Chrome. I opened the website, and for the next 10 seconds my chrome just went "(not responding)", couldn't click anything but the text was still scro
u/RobertLawsonVaughn
Ok, other people asked so I'll add to backlog.
u/pcdenjin
bitcoin miner
u/pcdenjin
bitcoin miner
u/_Garebear
gotta say it makes absolutely no sense for you to say there's no ads, and then say, "oh there's only one ad". it's either there or it's not. and even if it's just one; it takes over half the
u/frost-222
Opening this website makes my fans spin up and GPU usage goes from 0.1% to 14% on a RTX4090... Edit: with "matrix mode" it uses over 40%... That is more than a lot of the games I play
u/GaCoRi
I'd like to see date/time when articles posted
u/harzibolt
Mobile UX is bad. Full of ads. I do not feel like it fits this subs theme. Seems more like a self promotion.
u/frost-222
Opening this website makes my fans spin up and GPU usage goes from 0.1% to 14% on a RTX4090... Edit: with "matrix mode" it uses over 40%... That is more than a lot of the games I play
u/RobertLawsonVaughn
LOL. No mining. The DOM loads several thousand messages every few minutes. So, has a different architectural model than games... scene optimization etc. But feel free to send me some bitcoin.
u/harzibolt
Mobile UX is bad. Full of ads. I do not feel like it fits this subs theme. Seems more like a self promotion.
u/RobertLawsonVaughn
Is configured for just one footer ad. Shouldn't be showing lots of ads.
u/RobertLawsonVaughn
LOL. No mining. The DOM loads several thousand messages every few minutes. So, has a different architectural model than games... scene optimization etc. But feel free to send me some bitcoin.
u/pcdenjin
bitcoin miner
u/GestoNobre
É possível trocar o país?
u/Genoce
Using a 2 year old mid-tier laptop & Chrome. I opened the website, and for the next 10 seconds my chrome just went "(not responding)", couldn't click anything but the text was still scro
u/Genoce
Using a 2 year old mid-tier laptop & Chrome. I opened the website, and for the next 10 seconds my chrome just went "(not responding)", couldn't click anything but the text was still scro
u/RobertLawsonVaughn
Ok, other people asked so I'll add to backlog.
u/RobertLawsonVaughn
Several folks have asked about mouse over pause. I'll add to the backlog. And yes, rendering so many images in the DOM sucks up lots of memory. I may default to "no images" if testing prove
u/GaCoRi
I'd like to see date/time when articles posted
u/RobertLawsonVaughn
LOL. No mining. The DOM loads several thousand messages every few minutes. So, has a different architectural model than games... scene optimization etc. But feel free to send me some bitcoin.
u/harzibolt
Mobile UX is bad. Full of ads. I do not feel like it fits this subs theme. Seems more like a self promotion.
u/RobertLawsonVaughn
Ok, other people asked so I'll add to backlog.
u/frost-222
Opening this website makes my fans spin up and GPU usage goes from 0.1% to 14% on a RTX4090... Edit: with "matrix mode" it uses over 40%... That is more than a lot of the games I play
u/harzibolt
Mobile UX is bad. Full of ads. I do not feel like it fits this subs theme. Seems more like a self promotion.
u/GaCoRi
I'd like to see date/time when articles posted
u/Genoce
Using a 2 year old mid-tier laptop & Chrome. I opened the website, and for the next 10 seconds my chrome just went "(not responding)", couldn't click anything but the text was still scro
u/RobertLawsonVaughn
Several folks have asked about mouse over pause. I'll add to the backlog. And yes, rendering so many images in the DOM sucks up lots of memory. I may default to "no images" if testing prove
u/RobertLawsonVaughn
Is configured for just one footer ad. Shouldn't be showing lots of ads.
u/Genoce
Using a 2 year old mid-tier laptop & Chrome. I opened the website, and for the next 10 seconds my chrome just went "(not responding)", couldn't click anything but the text was still scro
u/RobertLawsonVaughn
Is configured for just one footer ad. Shouldn't be showing lots of ads.
u/pcdenjin
bitcoin miner
u/GaCoRi
I'd like to see date/time when articles posted
u/snakesuncut
nice news website but had my eyes dazzling for a minute trying catch a good news because how fast terminal 1 and 3 are going if you like the auto movement i will suggest the speed of terminal
u/frost-222
Opening this website makes my fans spin up and GPU usage goes from 0.1% to 14% on a RTX4090... Edit: with "matrix mode" it uses over 40%... That is more than a lot of the games I play
u/GaCoRi
I'd like to see date/time when articles posted
u/Genoce
Using a 2 year old mid-tier laptop & Chrome. I opened the website, and for the next 10 seconds my chrome just went "(not responding)", couldn't click anything but the text was still scro
u/RobertLawsonVaughn
Several folks have asked about mouse over pause. I'll add to the backlog. And yes, rendering so many images in the DOM sucks up lots of memory. I may default to "no images" if testing prove
u/RobertLawsonVaughn
Ok, other people asked so I'll add to backlog.
u/Genoce
Using a 2 year old mid-tier laptop & Chrome. I opened the website, and for the next 10 seconds my chrome just went "(not responding)", couldn't click anything but the text was still scro
u/RobertLawsonVaughn
Several folks have asked about mouse over pause. I'll add to the backlog. And yes, rendering so many images in the DOM sucks up lots of memory. I may default to "no images" if testing prove
u/RobertLawsonVaughn
Ok, other people asked so I'll add to backlog.
u/snakesuncut
nice news website but had my eyes dazzling for a minute trying catch a good news because how fast terminal 1 and 3 are going if you like the auto movement i will suggest the speed of terminal
u/harzibolt
Mobile UX is bad. Full of ads. I do not feel like it fits this subs theme. Seems more like a self promotion.
u/pcdenjin
bitcoin miner
u/RobertLawsonVaughn
Is configured for just one footer ad. Shouldn't be showing lots of ads.
u/snakesuncut
nice news website but had my eyes dazzling for a minute trying catch a good news because how fast terminal 1 and 3 are going if you like the auto movement i will suggest the speed of terminal
u/GestoNobre
É possível trocar o país?
u/snakesuncut
nice news website but had my eyes dazzling for a minute trying catch a good news because how fast terminal 1 and 3 are going if you like the auto movement i will suggest the speed of terminal
u/RobertLawsonVaughn
LOL. No mining. The DOM loads several thousand messages every few minutes. So, has a different architectural model than games... scene optimization etc. But feel free to send me some bitcoin.
u/harzibolt
Mobile UX is bad. Full of ads. I do not feel like it fits this subs theme. Seems more like a self promotion.

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