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by agentdrtran 2228 days ago
These things aren't inentionally done to generate click revenue at any major outlet.
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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).
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.

[citation needed]
Sure...