Sadly, BBCNews.com has been blogspam for the better part of a decade already. I noticed it years ago when increasing numbers of their headlines were simply quot

Sadly, BBCNews.com has been blogspam for the better part of a decade already. I noticed it years ago when increasing numbers of their headlines were simply quotes from public figures (often taken out of context) with some prepending to create more of an alarmist feel. I think it happened right when there were key changes, either the online editor, or a public announcement they would earn more of their own revenue, or a combination of the two. Circa 2013 if I remember correctly. Sadly of course, if a media property has to play the same eyeballs-ads-game every other online junkheap does, then inevitably the quality dives vey quickly in favour of cheap thrills and assorted clickbait.