How social media dilutes scientific discoveries into Clickbait.
At least the author of the piece is being honest about their Clickbait.
Others look for differences between the title and content- thereby identifying Clickbait articles.
If you click on Clickbait, you're creating a financial incentive that perpetuates this existing system.
False news has consistently been growing around us, primarily as Clickbait, and often tends to go viral.
It can also be used to manipulate users' emotions,
and to disseminate misinformation and Clickbait to sway public opinion.
It's a view that seems a bit
archaic in the age of an online marketplace of memes and Clickbait, where false stories tend to spread faster
and wider than their true counterpoints.'.
In this media environment, more clicks mean more revenue-
so the content they prioritise is inevitably skewed towards“Clickbait”- stories chosen for their probability of getting lots
and lots of readers to click on them.
I have seen how we have transformed from a crazy idea into a remarkable, vital, reality, at the same time
as the rest of the internet has filled up with cat gifs, Clickbait and fake news.