I can access the news tab, but when I try to click on the sponsored link given, I am redirected back to the home page.
I believe that this is because I do not live in the US. Maybe the country we select in settings could have an effect on whether we can view the news or not, in a future update?
It’s because we’re too old for the sponsored event and they don’t want to alienate us
Try opening it in an incognito window if you really want to see it.
By the way, that is still a bug because if they didn’t want us to know, they should hide the news message altogether. This is just ugly the way it is right now, that the link randomly takes you back to the home page.