#clickbait — Public Fediverse posts

@jasonjaysmart

Clickbaity headlines with words in capitals are, for me, an invitation to *not* watch a video clip.

#clickbait #youtube

By the way, that also applies to AI generated thumbnails

🚀 Oh, bravo! Let's spend eons clicking on half a million links from a defunct Macedonian URL shortener to find out where the 'old web' went. Spoiler: It's gone! Who would've thought? 🤯 #GroundbreakingResearch
https://0.mk/blog/link-rot #OldWeb #Exploration #DefunctLinks #DigitalArchaeology #HackerNews #Clickbait #HackerNews #ngated

🚀 Oh, bravo! Let's spend eons clicking on half a million links from a defunct Macedonian URL shortener to find out where the 'old web' went. Spoiler: It's gone! Who would've thought? 🤯 #GroundbreakingResearch
https://0.mk/blog/link-rot #OldWeb #Exploration #DefunctLinks #DigitalArchaeology #HackerNews #Clickbait #HackerNews #ngated

**An engineer says he’s found a way to overcome Earth’s gravity**
Super clickbaity title.
Very doubtful, but we can wish, no?
🤔
#clickbait #science #doubtful
https://www.msn.com/en-us/science/general/ar-AA29Sd8u

**An engineer says he’s found a way to overcome Earth’s gravity**
Super clickbaity title.
Very doubtful, but we can wish, no?
🤔
#clickbait #science #doubtful
https://www.msn.com/en-us/science/general/ar-AA29Sd8u

RE: https://mas.to/@aljazeera_gotgrip/117074834373920624

Here is another example of *Dumb arse* reporting… latching on to previous reports that the US military is running out of ‘ammunition’ which is not the case. Closer to the truth, it is running out of specific missile types, in this case *Patriot* missiles (Pac3 for the Patriot ABM systems). That much we know and we know it is true because #Ukraine has run out and is being pummelled by Russian baliistic missiles. The US is not running out of bullets (5.56) or rockets (rolling airframe 90mm ammo for airborne pods and naval batteries) or even 155mm artillery shells, etc… And there is a very good reason for that. It’s not about money but about *What* and *How much* to stockpile for *How long*.

Consider advances in technology that will make a missile obsolete overnight because the adversary has developed a *Counter*, or because the manufacturer has developed a cheaper, better, more lethal successor to a particular missile (Pac1, —> Pac2 —> Pac3 Patriot missiles). How many potentially obsolete missiles do you want to stockpile? This is also why production runs are limited in numbers, and why there is a concerted effort to produce *upgradable* missiles. Low production runs are expensive and the manufacturer will not expand its production capacity beyond near term contracts certainties.

And I’m only scratching the surface here. This is why this AJ report (Vid of some supposed expert in defence matters) is shallow, inaccurate, and lazy journalism which misleads (running out of ammo) and misdirects (it’s a budget mismanagement issue). AJ, once you’ve taken into account its biases, is a trusted news source. But even AJ makes monumental reporting errors at times.

Keep your wits about you dear readers and *question everything* you read from news outlets.

#ThisIsNotJournalism #AlJazeera #USMilitary #PAtriotMissiles #AmmunitionInventory #Ukraine #USIsraelIranWar #MIssileStockpiles #LazyJournalism #ExpertsCommentary #BSanalysis #BSNews #ClickBait

RE: https://mas.to/@aljazeera_gotgrip/117074834373920624

Here is another example of *Dumb arse* reporting… latching on to previous reports that the US military is running out of ‘ammunition’ which is not the case. Closer to the truth, it is running out of specific missile types, in this case *Patriot* missiles (Pac3 for the Patriot ABM systems). That much we know and we know it is true because #Ukraine has run out and is being pummelled by Russian baliistic missiles. The US is not running out of bullets (5.56) or rockets (rolling airframe 90mm ammo for airborne pods and naval batteries) or even 155mm artillery shells, etc… And there is a very good reason for that. It’s not about money but about *What* and *How much* to stockpile for *How long*.

Consider advances in technology that will make a missile obsolete overnight because the adversary has developed a *Counter*, or because the manufacturer has developed a cheaper, better, more lethal successor to a particular missile (Pac1, —> Pac2 —> Pac3 Patriot missiles). How many potentially obsolete missiles do you want to stockpile? This is also why production runs are limited in numbers, and why there is a concerted effort to produce *upgradable* missiles. Low production runs are expensive and the manufacturer will not expand its production capacity beyond near term contracts certainties.

And I’m only scratching the surface here. This is why this AJ report (Vid of some supposed expert in defence matters) is shallow, inaccurate, and lazy journalism which misleads (running out of ammo) and misdirects (it’s a budget mismanagement issue). AJ, once you’ve taken into account its biases, is a trusted news source. But even AJ makes monumental reporting errors at times.

Keep your wits about you dear readers and *question everything* you read from news outlets.

#ThisIsNotJournalism #AlJazeera #USMilitary #PAtriotMissiles #AmmunitionInventory #Ukraine #USIsraelIranWar #MIssileStockpiles #LazyJournalism #ExpertsCommentary #BSanalysis #BSNews #ClickBait

the incentive structure provides cash for content engagement in an effort to KEEP EYES ON THE PLATFORM. In 2025, Meta - aka merde / murder - paid nearly US$3bn to creators for content reels, photos and text posts.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/aug/10/indonesia-clicks-for-cash-facebook-one-nation-us-politics-meta-creator-program-payments-ntwnfb

#advertising #billionaires #clickbait #clicksforcash #influencers #memefactory #propaganda #richpeoplesyachtmoney

the incentive structure provides cash for content engagement in an effort to KEEP EYES ON THE PLATFORM. In 2025, Meta - aka merde / murder - paid nearly US$3bn to creators for content reels, photos and text posts.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/aug/10/indonesia-clicks-for-cash-facebook-one-nation-us-politics-meta-creator-program-payments-ntwnfb

#advertising #billionaires #clickbait #clicksforcash #influencers #memefactory #propaganda #richpeoplesyachtmoney

New drinking game:

Scroll through Youtube, and every time you see a video title with one of these phrases, you drink.

* "They don't want you to know..."
* "What no one is talking about"
* "What nobody tells you"
* "This changes everything"
* "Why you should never"
* "We need to talk about"
* "The real reason"

#Youtube #ClickBait

New drinking game:

Scroll through Youtube, and every time you see a video title with one of these phrases, you drink.

* "They don't want you to know..."
* "What no one is talking about"
* "What nobody tells you"
* "This changes everything"
* "Why you should never"
* "We need to talk about"
* "The real reason"

#Youtube #ClickBait

Oh look, another riveting tale about the unbearable burden of web security. 🙄 Apparently, clicking a link and claiming a username is now a Herculean task worthy of a blog post. 🙃 Thank goodness we have experts to guide us through these perilous digital waters. 🧐
https://textslashplain.com/2026/08/04/security-is-hard-yall/ #websecurity #digitalburden #expertadvice #clickbait #cybersecurity #HackerNews #ngated

Oh look, another riveting tale about the unbearable burden of web security. 🙄 Apparently, clicking a link and claiming a username is now a Herculean task worthy of a blog post. 🙃 Thank goodness we have experts to guide us through these perilous digital waters. 🧐
https://textslashplain.com/2026/08/04/security-is-hard-yall/ #websecurity #digitalburden #expertadvice #clickbait #cybersecurity #HackerNews #ngated

Once I was a fan of the BBC #WildlifeMagazine account. Today I unfollowed @BBCWildlife because I'm fed up of their #clickbait #narrative (real headline catastrophes) to show #moreThanHuman life as oh so poisonous, extra dangerous, horrible-terrible looking ...

I think they have a terrific-terrible toxic approach and perspective on #nature that I can't take anymore in times of #biodiversityCrisis and #anthropocentrism. They have still good articles but how they sell them ... no. Enough. 1/2

Once I was a fan of the BBC #WildlifeMagazine account. Today I unfollowed @BBCWildlife because I'm fed up of their #clickbait #narrative (real headline catastrophes) to show #moreThanHuman life as oh so poisonous, extra dangerous, horrible-terrible looking ...

I think they have a terrific-terrible toxic approach and perspective on #nature that I can't take anymore in times of #biodiversityCrisis and #anthropocentrism. They have still good articles but how they sell them ... no. Enough. 1/2

@gorfeld El #clickbait hace tiempo que se les fue de las manos.

🥴 Oh, boy! Another #clickbait article promising "enlightenment" through a tech-bro's fever dream of swallowing a magic #AI pill. 🤖💊 Because who needs a body when you can become a glorified chatbot? 🙄
https://human2llm.pages.dev/ #techbro #enlightenment #chatbot #feverdream #HackerNews #ngated

🥴 Oh, boy! Another #clickbait article promising "enlightenment" through a tech-bro's fever dream of swallowing a magic #AI pill. 🤖💊 Because who needs a body when you can become a glorified chatbot? 🙄
https://human2llm.pages.dev/ #techbro #enlightenment #chatbot #feverdream #HackerNews #ngated

🎉 Breaking news: Someone clicked a button 1,741 times without reading anything! 😱 A #GDPR #complaint has been filed against an evil dictionary site, sending #shockwaves through absolutely nobody. 🚀 Meanwhile, the article's navigation menu has more options than an all-you-can-eat buffet! 🍽️
https://noyb.eu/en/1741-informed-consents-one-click-gdpr-complaint-against-dictcc-filed #BreakingNews #Clickbait #NavigationMenu #HackerNews #ngated

🎉 Breaking news: Someone clicked a button 1,741 times without reading anything! 😱 A #GDPR #complaint has been filed against an evil dictionary site, sending #shockwaves through absolutely nobody. 🚀 Meanwhile, the article's navigation menu has more options than an all-you-can-eat buffet! 🍽️
https://noyb.eu/en/1741-informed-consents-one-click-gdpr-complaint-against-dictcc-filed #BreakingNews #Clickbait #NavigationMenu #HackerNews #ngated

Apparently there really are just so many things online that [a] nobody is talking about, or [b] they don’t what you to know. Quite frankly, I get the feeling that I won’t believe what happens next! #Clickbait #GreatestHits

RE: https://mastodon.online/@bahnoev/116991135685861678

Haben den Artikel mal wieder ohne vorher anzukündigen hinter paywall gesteckt. #clickbait
https://archive.ph/yDPfl

RE: https://mastodon.online/@bahnoev/116991135685861678

Haben den Artikel mal wieder ohne vorher anzukündigen hinter paywall gesteckt. #clickbait
https://archive.ph/yDPfl

What’s it like having an AI boyfriend? 2 Waterloo researchers decided to find out | CBC News

It's not like anything.

An LLM chatbot isn't a boy. It's nobody's friend. It's a piece of software designed to keep you interacting with a corporate website for its owners' benefit.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/whats-it-like-having-an-ai-boyfriend-2-waterloo-researchers-decided-to-find-out-9.7281399?cmp=rss

#Clickbait #lazyReporting #LLM

What’s it like having an AI boyfriend? 2 Waterloo researchers decided to find out | CBC News

It's not like anything.

An LLM chatbot isn't a boy. It's nobody's friend. It's a piece of software designed to keep you interacting with a corporate website for its owners' benefit.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/whats-it-like-having-an-ai-boyfriend-2-waterloo-researchers-decided-to-find-out-9.7281399?cmp=rss

#Clickbait #lazyReporting #LLM

Was mir gerade in einem Chat mit einem Freund aufstößt:
Heute wird aus jeder ansatzweise nicht so guten Nachricht ein Weltuntergang gemacht. Wenn die Nachricht nicht in der Überschrift mit höchster Dramatik präsentiert wird ließt es keiner mehr. Auch das trägt zur Spaltung bei.
#clickbait

Was mir gerade in einem Chat mit einem Freund aufstößt:
Heute wird aus jeder ansatzweise nicht so guten Nachricht ein Weltuntergang gemacht. Wenn die Nachricht nicht in der Überschrift mit höchster Dramatik präsentiert wird ließt es keiner mehr. Auch das trägt zur Spaltung bei.
#clickbait

@ntv
Krieg, frisst auf, zerstört....

Wortwahl in Überschriften bei NTV könnte auch mal wieder bisschen deeskalieren... 🙄

#medien #journalismus #clickbait

@ntv
Krieg, frisst auf, zerstört....

Wortwahl in Überschriften bei NTV könnte auch mal wieder bisschen deeskalieren... 🙄

#medien #journalismus #clickbait

@tinoeberl Es ist natürlich Dein gutes Recht, Inhalte nur hinter einer #Bezahlschranke zur Verfügung zu stellen, und ebenso steht es Dir frei, diese Inhalte hier zu bewerben - allerdings empfinde ich diese Art bzw. Aufmachung als #Clickbait. Ist vielleicht aber auch nur meine Meinung.

@tinoeberl Es ist natürlich Dein gutes Recht, Inhalte nur hinter einer #Bezahlschranke zur Verfügung zu stellen, und ebenso steht es Dir frei, diese Inhalte hier zu bewerben - allerdings empfinde ich diese Art bzw. Aufmachung als #Clickbait. Ist vielleicht aber auch nur meine Meinung.

@mozfeed Wenn der Bot jetzt noch so schlau gewesen wäre, hinzuschreiben, dass die Entschärfung am 26. August 2026 stattfindet, wäre es eine Information gewesen.

So ist es nur #Clickbait

@speckmantel @tagesschau #clickbait #panikmache

7 av 10 har ett okänt fett står det, hur vet vi att det är så många? Artikeln fortsätter att berätta om fettet som inget vet om och som också har ett namn #clickbait #dn

7 av 10 har ett okänt fett står det, hur vet vi att det är så många? Artikeln fortsätter att berätta om fettet som inget vet om och som också har ett namn #clickbait #dn

oh wie toll...

Für noch mehr #Clickbait hat die #WAZ (#FunkeMedienGruppe) nun angefangen, ihre WAZ+ (Plus)Artikel einfach gar nicht mehr als solche zu kennzeichnen.

Davor war immerhin ein Icon vor der Überschrift - jetzt muss man den Artikel öffnen und stellt dann beim Scrollen erst fest, dass es ein Plus-Artkel ist, den man nicht kostenfrei lesen kann.

So macht man Geld mit Werbung - für mich noch ein Grund mehr alle möglichen Filter für eure Webseite noch schärfer einzustellen.

@EarthInsider #clickbait

@EarthInsider #clickbait

Any news publication using a non-informative click-baity headline for a piece about a safety recall ought to have their editor tarred and feathered and dragged through the street.

Just saw one go by for "a common pantry item sold at Dollarama recalled for bacterial contamination" that didn't give any hint as to what it actually was until you clicked through.

#ClickBait #headline #recall #safety

Any news publication using a non-informative click-baity headline for a piece about a safety recall ought to have their editor tarred and feathered and dragged through the street.

Just saw one go by for "a common pantry item sold at Dollarama recalled for bacterial contamination" that didn't give any hint as to what it actually was until you clicked through.

#ClickBait #headline #recall #safety

Ah, the classic "let's talk about everything but the actual solution" article! 🤦‍♂️ Who needs #problem-solving when you can analyze reactions like it's an Olympic sport? 🥇 Consultancies must be raking it in while readers are left pondering why they clicked in the first place. 🧐
https://improvesomething.today/responses-to-problems/ #consultancy #HackerNews #analysis #clickbait #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, the classic "let's talk about everything but the actual solution" article! 🤦‍♂️ Who needs #problem-solving when you can analyze reactions like it's an Olympic sport? 🥇 Consultancies must be raking it in while readers are left pondering why they clicked in the first place. 🧐
https://improvesomething.today/responses-to-problems/ #consultancy #HackerNews #analysis #clickbait #HackerNews #ngated

🚨 Do you hate seeing a clickbait headline?

😤 So do WE! (well... sometimes)

🎧 Tune in Monday to hear about what we like to call a 'showstopper'

➡️ Available wherever you get your podcasts
https://smc.org.au/off-embargo

#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #offembargo #sciPod #clickbait

🚨 Do you hate seeing a clickbait headline?

😤 So do WE! (well... sometimes)

🎧 Tune in Monday to hear about what we like to call a 'showstopper'

➡️ Available wherever you get your podcasts
https://smc.org.au/off-embargo

#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #offembargo #sciPod #clickbait

You can tell the difference between YouTube game lore accounts and clickbait depending on if their "top 10 things you probably missed in game X" are actually things very few knows about... or if the video really should have been named "Very obvious things I pretend were hard to spot and here is my Raid: Shadow Legends ad just for you!",

#Gaming #YouTube #Clickbait

You can tell the difference between YouTube game lore accounts and clickbait depending on if their "top 10 things you probably missed in game X" are actually things very few knows about... or if the video really should have been named "Very obvious things I pretend were hard to spot and here is my Raid: Shadow Legends ad just for you!",

#Gaming #YouTube #Clickbait

@heiseonline

Liebe heise online Redaktion,

gerne akzeptieren wir,
dass 2 Sätze im letzten Absatz des Artikels die #Bullshit-Aussage der Überschrift sanft in Frage stellen.

Aber braucht Ihr wirklich so einen #Clickbait ?

@heiseonline

Liebe heise online Redaktion,

gerne akzeptieren wir,
dass 2 Sätze im letzten Absatz des Artikels die #Bullshit-Aussage der Überschrift sanft in Frage stellen.

Aber braucht Ihr wirklich so einen #Clickbait ?

I'm in love with Poppy and 10 reasons why you should be too

#Clickbait #ClickbaityToot #Music