diff --git a/backend/app/features/newsfeed/utils/favicon_downloader.py b/backend/app/features/newsfeed/utils/favicon_downloader.py
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+++ b/backend/app/features/newsfeed/utils/favicon_downloader.py
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+import requests
+from urllib.parse import urlparse, urljoin
+
+
+class FaviconDownloader:
+    def __init__(self, timeout=5):
+        self.timeout = timeout
+
+    def get_favicon(self, url: str):
+        """
+        Return favicon URL if available, otherwise None
+        """
+        try:
+            if not url.startswith(("http://", "https://")):
+                url = "http://" + url
+
+            parsed = urlparse(url)
+            base_url = f"{parsed.scheme}://{parsed.netloc}"
+            favicon_url = urljoin(base_url, "/favicon.ico")
+
+            response = requests.head(favicon_url, timeout=self.timeout)
+
+            if response.status_code == 200:
+                return favicon_url
+
+            return None
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"[FaviconDownloader] Error: {e}")
+            return None