Following individuals is weird, but being able to follow certain news outlets is less weird because then you’re creating your news feed around sources of news. Building around topics can lead to unreliable sources and people have to be more critical of what they read, which should be a good thing but in reality most people aren’t critical of the source.
That said, I prefer making topics central because it supports community building whereas making people/outlets central makes it a cult of personality/company.
Following individuals is weird, but being able to follow certain news outlets is less weird because then you’re creating your news feed around sources of news. Building around topics can lead to unreliable sources and people have to be more critical of what they read, which should be a good thing but in reality most people aren’t critical of the source.
That said, I prefer making topics central because it supports community building whereas making people/outlets central makes it a cult of personality/company.