Clickbait And The Internet

Throughout the history of the internet, there has been several discussions regarding ethics. One of the major points that always comes up is Clickbait. Clickbait is a “Sensational headline or photo that entices a person to click on it in order to generate internet advertising revenue or shares” (Ethics, 12). Clickbait has been widespread throughout the internet and has had major influences on the economy. When money is attached statistics rather than content, publishers go for function rather than form, frustrating the viewers and making a quick buck. “the kind of journalism that patronizes rather than explains, reveling in breathlessly counterintuitive screeds—like a high-school junior who just discovered Ayn Rand.”(ad blocker, para.1)
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