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Steve Woods<p>Modern icons: a pizza chain.</p><p>Other adjectives are available.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadJournalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink/iconic-pizza-restaurant-rudys-announces-10371265" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/foo</span><span class="invisible">d-drink/iconic-pizza-restaurant-rudys-announces-10371265</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://drupal.community/@mikemccaffrey" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mikemccaffrey</span></a></span> *precisely - just like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Videos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Videos</span></a> on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a> refuse to give a straight-up answer...</p>
Droppie<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/@mike_k" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@mike_k@mstdn.social</a> I've posted on this in recent weeks when Guardian or ABC ran an earlier article on this, saying i don't understand... &amp; i <i>still</i> do not understand. Both articles explicitly state that this bullshit applies when <del>idiots</del> um users of search engines, do searches <i>whilst logged into said se</i>. What kind of moron logs into a s/e? 😮🙄🤦‍♀️ Ergo, afaict, anyone with more than half a dozen functioning neurons needs to simply... do what i expect they're already doing, &amp; keep searching for their whatevs... <i>not logged into a se</i>. MSM &amp; commentators have been losing their minds about this, but iirc nobody seems to be making the same simple observation as me... <i>why?</i> 🤔🤷<span><br><br></span><a href="https://blahaj.zone/tags/AusPol" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AusPol</a> <a href="https://blahaj.zone/tags/SearchEngines" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SearchEngines</a> <a href="https://blahaj.zone/tags/AgeVerification" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AgeVerification</a> <a href="https://blahaj.zone/tags/beatup" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#beatup</a> <a href="https://blahaj.zone/tags/hysterical" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hysterical</a> <a href="https://blahaj.zone/tags/MSM" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MSM</a> <a href="https://blahaj.zone/tags/clickbait" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#clickbait</a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>Really??? :eyeroll: </p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/shockheadlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shockheadlines</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/headlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>headlines</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/seriously" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>seriously</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/WTF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WTF</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/annoying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>annoying</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/NDT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NDT</span></a></p>
Richard Wonka<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@Techaltar" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Techaltar</span></a></span> not even a hashtag or a link or a name. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a> much? </p><p>Write better.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/wtf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wtf</span></a></p>
Mora L. Apostel 🏴‍☠️<p>Es gibt ein massives <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/medienversagen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medienversagen</span></a><br>Der Fall <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/BrosiusGersdorf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrosiusGersdorf</span></a> zeigt es einmal mehr auf.<br>Die gewaltige Macht der Lügen <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/rechtsruck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rechtsruck</span></a> geht zu großen Teilen auf das Konto der <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a> getriebenen Medien.</p>
Neil<p>If you <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/link" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>link</span></a> to an article or post on another site, be it a news site, a different social media platform, blog, or website...</p><p>Please, please, please include more than just the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a> If it's behind a pay wall, then say so, and summarise it.</p><p>A man installed app ABC123, you'll never guess what happened next... https // foo.bar / bop</p><p>A man installed app ABC123, his data was wiped and stolen... https // foo.bar / bop</p><p>1) will make me go 'meh' and go elsewhere, <br>2) I might actually click on.</p>
Sibrosan<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/foxmental.bsky.social" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>foxmental.bsky.social</span></a></span> </p><p>Sounds like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a>. I'm not going to watch this video.</p>
Anomalous Human<p>Decided to sit a spell. Launch YouTube on the TV. The 2nd top line recomendation (that, let's face it, are nearly always garbage) was an obviously AI graphic:</p><p>• Caption: Chaos in Oklahoma City! Streets Turn Into River After Crazy Rain<br>• With 115k views<br>• a state capital in the background<br>• in the foreground 6-8 feet of flowing, muddy water<br>• cars floating, <br>• a building with people standing on the roof and water nearly to the bottom of the roof<br>• and, of course, held high on a flagpole an American flag</p><p>People who click on this garbage ensure that we get more ridiculous AI slop posing as news. They're helping to build an even crappier future for everyone by clicking on stupid clickbait. <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Clickbait</span></a></p>
Your Autistic Life FR/EN/ES<p>"More than 12,000 Bottles of a Duloxetine Have Been Recalled Nationwide"</p><p>There. I fixed it for you. The original was:</p><p>"More than 12,000 Bottles of a Popular Antidepressant Have Been Recalled Nationwide"</p><p>This news source is now banned from my news feed. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.</p><p>Here is the FDA data:</p><p><a href="https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=214736" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ire</span><span class="invisible">s/index.cfm?Product=214736</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/duloxetine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>duloxetine</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/recall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recall</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/headline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>headline</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editing</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/idiots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>idiots</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/assclowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>assclowns</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/ban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ban</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/newsfeed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>newsfeed</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/PlayStupidGamesWinStupidPrizes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlayStupidGamesWinStupidPrizes</span></a></p>
acffh morst<p>if <a href="https://toad.social/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>clickbait</span></a> were reputable it would come with a “spoiler please” button<br />(I crack myself up sometimes)</p>
Lorraine Lee<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mas.to/users/jackofalltrades" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jackofalltrades</span></a></span> Yet another reason <a href="https://cambrian.social/search?tag=Friendica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Friendica</span></a> is the best way to consume the <a href="https://cambrian.social/search?tag=Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a>. You get the first few words of the text on the other side of links, and for links to <a href="https://cambrian.social/search?tag=YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a>, more often than not, that includes a sponsor plug. Perfect <a href="https://cambrian.social/search?tag=clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a> antidote...</p><p>As for the question of whether "A" "I" slop will kill the Internet, in my humble opinion, it's already been ruined by "I" "P", but that's just my opinion.</p>
Royce Williams<p>You mean "replacing" and are missing "in beta" in the title, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@9to5google" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>9to5google</span></a></span> .</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ClickBait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClickBait</span></a> <br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SavedYouAClick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SavedYouAClick</span></a></p>
Steve Woods<p>Modern Vintage Cooking is an <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/oxymoron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oxymoron</span></a>, not a company name, and this piece is <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a>.</p><p>I've read it so you don't have to! :)</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadJournalism</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/im-chef-ive-been-cooking-31984627" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/foo</span><span class="invisible">d-drink-news/im-chef-ive-been-cooking-31984627</span></a></p>
Dirk Bachhausen<p><strong>(AFP Faktencheck) Clickbait mit gefälschten Artikeln über “Boykott des Pride Month” durch Prominente</strong></p> Clickbait-Websites verbreiten immer wieder gezielt Falschbehauptungen über Prominente, um Werbeeinnahmen zu erzielen. AFP deckte eine neue Kampagne auf, bei der Websites bekannten Persönlichkeiten wie der serbische Tennisstar Novak Djokovic fälschlich Aussagen gegen den Pride Month zuschreiben – teilweise exakt gleichlautend. Die Seiten nennen keine offiziellen Quellen, enthalten sachliche Fehler und weisen Merkmale schlecht KI-generierter Inhalte auf. Für die zitierten Aussagen gibt es keine Belege. Das Management von Djokovic dementierte die Behauptung.<p></p><p> <a href="https://faktencheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.64RM7ZQ" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Direktlink</a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.bachhausen.de/Schlagwort/artikeln/" target="_blank">#artikeln</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.bachhausen.de/Schlagwort/boykott/" target="_blank">#boykott</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.bachhausen.de/Schlagwort/clickbait/" target="_blank">#clickbait</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.bachhausen.de/Schlagwort/faktencheck/" target="_blank">#faktencheck</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.bachhausen.de/Schlagwort/gefalschten/" target="_blank">#gefalschten</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.bachhausen.de/Schlagwort/month/" target="_blank">#month</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.bachhausen.de/Schlagwort/pride/" target="_blank">#pride</a></p>
Veza85UE<p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/feditips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>feditips</span></a> do we have a Remind Me of This-style bot on Mastodon? </p><p>I'd like to set one for 31.12.2025 as a Clickbait/🇪🇺 Media Literacy test. <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/PoliticoIsTrash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticoIsTrash</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/MastoHelp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoHelp</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EUpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EUpol</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a></p>
JanPV<p>Another classic from the current edition of 'Private Eye':</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/satire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>satire</span></a></p>
Oswald Prucker :veri_trek2:<p>Heute gibts den <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://d-64.social/@D64eV" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>D64eV</span></a></span> Ticker von <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://d-64.social/@Stadtnomadin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Stadtnomadin</span></a></span> mit echtem <a href="https://d-64.social/tags/Clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Clickbait</span></a> und ich bin natürlich darauf reingefallen 🤷 </p><p>&gt;&gt; <a href="https://kontakt.d-64.org/civicrm/mailing/view/?id=3da3e60c55d5c7a6" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kontakt.d-64.org/civicrm/maili</span><span class="invisible">ng/view/?id=3da3e60c55d5c7a6</span></a></p>
Karl Voit :emacs: :orgmode:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cosocial.ca/@timbray" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>timbray</span></a></span> Bad news for you: according to this study, the <a href="https://graz.social/tags/headlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>headlines</span></a> of traditional <a href="https://graz.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> sources got <a href="https://graz.social/tags/clickbaity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clickbaity</span></a> as well:</p><p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-025-04514-7" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s41599-025</span><span class="invisible">-04514-7</span></a></p><p>In my case, most articles I stumble upon were recommended here on the Fediverse or came through <a href="https://graz.social/tags/RSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RSS</span></a> or <a href="https://graz.social/tags/Atom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Atom</span></a> feeds. </p><p><a href="https://graz.social/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a> <a href="https://graz.social/tags/enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>enshittification</span></a></p>