Is it clickbait if it’s a pretty accurate summary, though?
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Chewbaccabra@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Is it a requirement to use exact headlines? Repeating a clickbait headline on lemmy seems crazy to me.
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
bob_omb_battlefield@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Yes. It’s clickbait because it doesn’t tell you the name of the game.
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Huh. I guess that’s a matter of perspective? I wasn’t interested in the name, and even after reading the article I don’t recall what the name was. I just found the story interesting.
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 1 year ago
I don’t really think it’s a matter of perspective. These sites all omit the title of whatever thing it is they’re talking about so you have to click through to find out. They do it because research has shown it works to increase clicks. That is well within the definition of clickbait.
Fallstar@mander.xyz 1 year ago
No, just laziness.