Suggestions are listed in Following in Brave news feed

[MadhaviSeelam]

Description

Found while testing #34593. As per the testplan, Following in My feed should not list suggestions but both For You and Following listed same Suggestions.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Install 1.62.121
2. launch Brave
3. enable news
4. Add few channels (i.e. Crypto, Culture, Fashion) along with publishers (CNN, The New York Times) via Brave news dialogue
5. close Brave and relaunch

Actual result:

Expected result:

Suggestions should not be listed

Reproduces how often:

Easily

Brave version (brave://version info)

Brave | 1.62.122 Chromium: 120.0.6099.144 (Official Build) beta (64-bit)
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Revision | cfddebe77d394064c472fda64afcd9fbed34ceb4
OS | Windows 11 Version 22H2 (Build 22621.2861)

Version/Channel Information:

• Can you reproduce this issue with the current release? N/A
• Can you reproduce this issue with the beta channel? Yes
• Can you reproduce this issue with the nightly channel? Yes

Other Additional Information:

• Does the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Shields?
• Does the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Rewards?
• Is the issue reproducible on the latest version of Chrome?

Miscellaneous Information:

@fallaciousreasoning @LorenzoMinto @rebron
cc: @stephendonner

[fallaciousreasoning]

cc @LorenzoMinto can't remember if we changed our mind on this - should suggestions show up in the following feed, for just the For You feed?

[LorenzoMinto]

It should be fine if suggestions show on both feeds. Suggestion cards are meant to increase discoverability of publishers and improve the customisability experience, so the more we show them the better.

[MadhaviSeelam]

Closing the issue as per the above comment from @LorenzoMinto

[fallaciousreasoning]

Thanks for bringing this up @MadhaviSeelam! Sorry, just reread the test steps and they're pretty poorly written. By "Suggestions we think you might like" I actually meant articles from sources you aren't following not "Publisher suggestions". Really ambiguous sorry - I'll reword it