While agreeing, I'm even more worried that the "taboola shit" seems to gain lots of clicks even on reputable sites. Out of curiosity I followed a few of them, a

While agreeing, I'm even more worried that the "taboola shit" seems to gain lots of clicks even on reputable sites. Out of curiosity I followed a few of them, and most of the time the linked content is the cheapest "content" look-a-like possible - still a lot of users appear to click. I wonder if there are any studies regarding shallow content and its apparent appeal.