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by frockington 2894 days ago
I believe the incentive to maximize clicks and/or views caused a short term spike in profits at the expense of long term integrity. I doubt it is permanent but the next few years will be difficult for media establishments when they need to restablish trust
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> I doubt it is permanent but the next few years will be difficult for media establishments when they need to restablish trust

Why do you doubt it is permanent? I'm personally very pessimistic about this.