Despite the alarmist tone, this only applies to paying Apple News+ subscribers, and specifically to allow users to automatically read the full article that they

Despite the alarmist tone, this only applies to paying Apple News+ subscribers, and specifically to allow users to automatically read the full article that they’ve already paid to read rather than hit the publishers paywall. It can also be disabled in settings. This is a nice feature for those that want it. I have disabled it, however, because I found it jarring to end up in Apple News without expecting to. It should probably require opting in.