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I just read the Wikipedia entry for "Clickbait." While one could technically derive a stark, bizarrely restrictive definition to be a link that requires one to
by jancsika 3y ago
I just read the Wikipedia entry for "Clickbait."
While one could technically derive a stark, bizarrely restrictive definition to be a link that requires one to click through to satisfy one's curiosity, any good faith reading would note that the whole point of the term is to characterize links which are also sensationalized and deceptive (upon reading click-through content).
The 2nd paragraph makes this explicit, comparing click-bait to pre-digital "bait-and-switch," which is-- again-- a deceptive practice.
Being annoyed at having to click a link isn't the same as being deceived into clicking one.