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Fake news isnt done to convince you about a poltical opinion its mostly done to get you to click the link or share it and through that make money on advertising
by ThomPete 9y ago
Fake news isnt done to convince you about a poltical opinion its mostly done to get you to click the link or share it and through that make money on advertising. Judging it on some truth parameter is absurd instead it should be judged on its advertising strategy IMO.
- bad_user 9y agoAlso, people should appreciate that fighting fake news hurts Google's bottom line in the short run. I guess in the long run they are better off with legitimate traffic, since scamy websites and shitty ads are the reason for why many people now install ad blockers. But it's actually rare to see a company thinking ahead of the next quarter.