This assumes that sites exist entirely to drive clicks to monetise, and maybe that there is some stand-alone right for that business model to exist universally.

This assumes that sites exist entirely to drive clicks to monetise, and maybe that there is some stand-alone right for that business model to exist universally. In some (many?) cases (including mine) sites are interested in getting information out there as efficiently as possible. If a search engine can save the searcher a click and the host some load, then that is often fine.