[agentdrtran]

These things aren't inentionally done to generate click revenue at any major outlet.

[TeMPOraL]

There's hardly any other reason to do it. Blowing your credibility like this hurts subscription revenue, so the only goal must be boosting your drive-by revenue (i.e. ad impressions).

[michaelt]

That's a bit no-true-scotsman isn't it?

People are bitching about 'clickbait headlines' on the Easyjet hack post right now - and that's an article from the BBC.

[wpietri]

[citation needed]

[KoftaBob]

Sure...