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Well said. I wonder however what makes these companies different from traditional information outlets like newspapers. They also compete for attention but they seem to maintain a more balanced view of the world. Is it because they don't have the possibility to individually target consumers?

Edit: What I did here was rubber duck problem reasoning. I realised this: Some tabloids are also quite extreme. They target a group of consumers. They offer a sensationalistic view of the world. The consumers put themselves in that group by buying the tabloid.