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jon zellweger<p><a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Broadcasttelevision" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Broadcasttelevision</a> is similar. It is quite well-recognized at this point that the 24-hour news networks are some of the reasons for the partisan divisiveness. Internet news is fraught as well with <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23click-bait" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#click-bait</a>. 4/5</p>
Canadian Crone<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@causeburn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>causeburn</span></a></span> And of course, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@cbcnews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cbcnews</span></a></span> will report on it and feature it ad nauseam. Cause <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a> is more fun than positioning issues accurately.</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Malware</span></a> maker sponsors a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/shitpost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shitpost</span></a> by a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterate</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> n0ob to sell their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Rootkit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rootkit</span></a> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a>"</em> would'nt be as clickbaity but a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HonestVideoTitle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HonestVideoTitle</span></a> instead...</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKLTGoftJi8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=UKLTGoftJi8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Lienus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lienus</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LinusTechTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinusTechTips</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LienueStechTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LienueStechTips</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Clickbait</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a></p>
Thorsten Leemhuis (acct. 4/4)<p>Kein Medium würde "Audi Q8 bekommt KI-Assistenten" schreiben, wenn irgendein unabhängig von Audi agierender Anbieter einen im Q8 nachrüstbaren KI-Assistenten auf den Markt bringen würde.</p><p>Aber hier bei <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Tmux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tmux</span></a> wird es gemacht. </p><p>Und wie zu erwarten denken einige Leser, dass der Assistent in Tmux einfließt oder von den Tmux-Machern ist, wie das Forum zeigt. <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Seufz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seufz</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/ModerneMedien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ModerneMedien</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/ClickBait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClickBait</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.heise.de/news/TmuxAI-ist-da-Terminal-Multiplexer-Tmux-bekommt-KI-Assistenten-10365236.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">heise.de/news/TmuxAI-ist-da-Te</span><span class="invisible">rminal-Multiplexer-Tmux-bekommt-KI-Assistenten-10365236.html</span></a></p>
Different Than<p>I want to do a "liberal <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a>/#ragebait translation" thing, sometimes.</p><p>This might be translated as "<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> possibly hears about an investigation done by <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> in Congress, which will be ignored by Republicans."</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a></p>
Dean Burnett (that brains guy)<p>Why does this thing exist? (Podcast)<br>Episode 146: “Ice melts and rocks exist”</p><p><a href="https://shows.acast.com/why-does-this-thing-exist-podcast/episodes/episode-146-ice-melts-and-rocks-exist" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shows.acast.com/why-does-this-</span><span class="invisible">thing-exist-podcast/episodes/episode-146-ice-melts-and-rocks-exist</span></a></p><p>Dean and Simon take on the most pointless video ever, and debate a cursed figurine. Also, old time radio! It's all there.</p><p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Clickbait</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Cursed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cursed</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Figurine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Figurine</span></a></p>
Fabian Transchel<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@WiWoOnline" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WiWoOnline</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@wiwoonline/schlagzeilen-d2aqmu5bz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>schlagzeilen-WiWoOnline</span></a></span> Schönes Beispiel für einen <a href="https://norden.social/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a> Titel, der nicht hält, was er verspricht:</p><p>Nach dem Lesen des Artikels weiß ich *GENAU GARNICHTS* darüber, wie der Blackout zustande kam.</p><p>Danke für nichts.</p>
AndyGER :verified_coffee:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@wohtefak" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wohtefak</span></a></span> Man kann der Berichterstattung leider nicht entkommen.</p><p>Die <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/medien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medien</span></a> machen gutes Geld mit diesem <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a> ...</p>
Whiskers 🇦🇺<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://aus.social/@mojo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mojo</span></a></span> Maybe true but if this article wasn’t so buried in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a> it would be more credible<br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/irony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>irony</span></a></p>
Different Than<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@bielsubob" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bielsubob</span></a></span> <br>the number is 9,000-10,000 steps.</p><p>Benefits start accruing at 2,200 steps per day, and 4,000-4,500 steps gives you (on average) half of the benefits of 10,000 steps.</p><p>It's still better to not be sedentary so much.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/savedyouaclick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>savedyouaclick</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a></p>
Mark H<p>This is reason number one billion to hate <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a> headlines. My phone suggested this today and it's an article warning you not to click "something" if you see it, but not explaining what the "something" is and requiring you to click "this something" instead to find that out. This is not helpful. This is the opposite of helpful. This won't educate people to not carelessly click shit if you have to take a risk by clicking shit first.</p>
Doktor Overcomma :vepi:<p>Today in <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/Kaiju" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kaiju</span></a> <a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a><br><a href="https://www.sustainability-times.com/environmental-protection/underwater-volcano-reveals-thousands-of-giant-living-eggs-in-breathtaking-discovery-that-terrifies-marine-scientists/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sustainability-times.com/envir</span><span class="invisible">onmental-protection/underwater-volcano-reveals-thousands-of-giant-living-eggs-in-breathtaking-discovery-that-terrifies-marine-scientists/</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@mattly" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mattly</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://transfem.social/@puppygirlhornypost2" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>puppygirlhornypost2</span></a></span> that's because <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FillerContent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FillerContent</span></a> gets rewarded by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GAFAMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GAFAMs</span></a> as it increases <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PageTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PageTime</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WatchTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WatchTime</span></a> as a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/metric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>metric</span></a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>advertising</span></a>...</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpPE85Jogjw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=KpPE85Jogjw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Steve Woods<p>"Founded in 2005 by a brother and sister team who ran Bristol's oldest coffee shop,..."</p><p>People drank - and sold - coffee in <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bristol</span></a> before 2005...</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadJournalism</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/booming-bristol-bakery-based-industrial-9184409" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/wha</span><span class="invisible">ts-on-news/booming-bristol-bakery-based-industrial-9184409</span></a></p>
Steve Woods<p>Things are being 'hidden' again in the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bristol</span></a> area.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadJournalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/advertorial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>advertorial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife/one-bristols-longest-running-night-10109113" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/mus</span><span class="invisible">ic-nightlife/one-bristols-longest-running-night-10109113</span></a></p>
Erwin Kostedde Ultra<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dokmz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dokmz</span></a></span> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a></p>
Steve Woods<p>"Huge waterside garden" = cobbled surface next to city docks.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadJournalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/visit-historic-bristol-pub-huge-10087164?int_source=nba" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol</span><span class="invisible">-news/visit-historic-bristol-pub-huge-10087164?int_source=nba</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@technotenshi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>technotenshi</span></a></span> maybe Israeli LEAs are the quickest, most-reporting and most staffed agencies?</p><ul><li>OFC the numbers don't tell which content it was and what the other 6% are.</li></ul><p>It could just be that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NSAbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSAbook</span></a> got flooded with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/hatespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hatespeech</span></a> since <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/O7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>O7</span></a>.</p><ul><li>Sadly I don't expect any independent researches to ever get access to the <em>"raw data"</em> and thus be able to answer if this is excessive overreporting.and censorship or just a giant wave of hatespeech with them being the only one who gives a damn.</li></ul><p>Which makes the claim of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> leading <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a>|y"</em> at best because beyond the claims by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/StasiBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StasiBook</span></a> there isn't any further context.</p><ul><li>Either way the discussion is kinda moot without the associated <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> (in this case: the original posts/messages, reports and reaction/decision by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a>) to check…</li></ul>
Different Than<p>First, this phenomenon (microseismic blip every 26 seconds originating off the coast of West Africa) is super interesting. Second, the article is nicely written. </p><p>Third, which scientists, exactly, were "stunned?" Was it the one who discovered this in the 1960s? The ones who knew about it and published in the 1980s? The ones who published about it again in 2006? So many stunned scientists.</p><p>Remembering that reporters almost never write headlines. This reporter needs a different editor.</p><p><a href="https://www.uniladtech.com/science/scientists-discovering-earths-heartbeat-157830-20250408" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">uniladtech.com/science/scienti</span><span class="invisible">sts-discovering-earths-heartbeat-157830-20250408</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/geoscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geoscience</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geology</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/scienceWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scienceWriting</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/headlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>headlines</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SavedYouAClick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SavedYouAClick</span></a></p>
Steve Woods<p>"Popeyes are opening its [sic] first branch in the city tomorrow at 11am at Avonmeads Retail Park, just off St Philips Causeway."</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadJournalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bristol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/popeyes-fans-camp-overnight-bag-10098272" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/wha</span><span class="invisible">ts-on-news/popeyes-fans-camp-overnight-bag-10098272</span></a></p>
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