Do people appreciate being click baited into sponsored posts?
Do people appreciate being click baited into sponsored posts?
Years of overuse and abuse have done a number on its reputation. Despite this, the practice is still popular among some industries and within certain circles, but many other stakeholders believe that it should be completely banned altogether.
While some clickbait websites make money by attracting simple visitors with a sensational headline, Facebook wants to protect its users from shady digital sites. In fact, the social media site has already taken action against several deceptive web pages after analyzing their true nature.
We’ve all heard of clickbait. On the web, it can mean shortened, attention-grabbing headlines that are designed to get us to click through to a website—and leave our cursor hovering over the refresh button. This flashy design makes people feel like they were suckered in, which leaves them with an overwhelmingly negative impression of a site. The result is that fewer people visit legitimate news sites, which in turn reduces their credibility as a source of information.
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