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25. if you're using clickbait tactics .... you're well on the way to being .... Umm, clickbait? .. -(nt)-

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Sun Dec 28, 2025, 01:10 PM

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STOP emulating your sh*theel neighbor !

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Breaking news: Internet erupts as Hillary Clinton confesses: "I am the mother of an extraterrestrial love child." [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday OP

How to recognize clickbait in addition to the source... jmbar2 Yesterday #1

I see "melt down" a lot. Sneederbunk Yesterday #4

Good one jmbar2 Yesterday #5

another good one jmbar2 Yesterday #15

I regulate my YouTube search algorithm by banning those words, but unfortunately TheRickles Yesterday #6

I've banned meidas touch specifically because of their clickbait titles. Lucky Luciano Yesterday #18

Thanks. I rarely bother with Meidas Touch. . . . h2ebits Yesterday #41

No need to watch FOX news when Meidas is there to do it daily. The guys is obsessed Bengus81 6 hrs ago #71

if you're using clickbait tactics .... you're well on the way to being .... Umm, clickbait? .. -(nt)- stopdiggin Yesterday #25

Add "I'm crying ..." relayerbob Yesterday #8

BOMBSHELL! Ptah Yesterday #10

That's a big one! jmbar2 Yesterday #12

Right? If Republicans, say, were DESTROYED, then... Beartracks Yesterday #29

Checkmate! JoseBalow Yesterday #35

and I think SCantiGOP 22 hrs ago #60

"ANNIHILATES" is both exaggerated and overused. nt eppur_se_muova 22 hrs ago #61

good one - added jmbar2 21 hrs ago #66

And if they try to blame Hillary Clinton for any of it. calimary 17 hrs ago #67

Add to that list videos that feature tendentious headlines Ocelot II Yesterday #2

It's tiresome. Infuriating. And the most absolute crass self-promotion stopdiggin Yesterday #27

I heartly agree with you. I got busted for calling the lip shot post stupid. Things are not right. Srkdqltr Yesterday #3

Agreed. China and Russia must be destroyed hundreds of NewHendoLib Yesterday #7

It sounds good in theory EarlG Yesterday #9

"But... you're essentially asking for a ban on hyperbole." mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday #13

My head literally exploded too EarlG Yesterday #24

Well, I guess we'll have to add DU to the list of "aggregators" erronis Yesterday #26

No need to ban jmbar2 Yesterday #16

I agree. It's our responsibility as DUers. yardwork Yesterday #20

Agreed, as long as it is sufficiently humiliating. LudwigPastorius Yesterday #34

How about giving users an option to auto-ignore posts with containing videos? Orrex Yesterday #17

Especially those with no summary QED Yesterday #31

Except those from The Dodo QED Yesterday #40

Funnily enough, exceptions are part of the problem EarlG 23 hrs ago #52

You're saying AI couldn't handle that ?? We still need actual PEOPLE ?? eppur_se_muova 22 hrs ago #62

I understand the problem. But, at the very least, a video post needs a synopsis. QED 21 hrs ago #63

The only way I can think of to handle this would be EarlG 21 hrs ago #65

Agree with the "in theory" comment... OddMom20 Yesterday #43

The Internet is definitely more trash-filled than it used to be EarlG Yesterday #51

As far as Raw Story goes.... reACTIONary 14 hrs ago #70

Stop posting comments from unknown people just because they are on someone's site or pod question everything Yesterday #11

I remember liking Rawstory over 20 years ago PatSeg Yesterday #14

It's embarrassing. yardwork Yesterday #19

I seem to get news from RawStory faster than from the original sources, Jack Valentino Yesterday #21

being 'left' does not erase, or counterweight, transgression stopdiggin Yesterday #39

'transgression' ??? Pfffft Jack Valentino Yesterday #42

the 'transgression' is in the (deliberate) crap clickbait methodology stopdiggin 23 hrs ago #53

Yeah, I understand 'annoyance'--- personally I'm most annoyed by Jack Valentino 23 hrs ago #54

Oh, 100%, definitely! Take 20 seconds out of your precious day! Give me a REASON .. ! stopdiggin 23 hrs ago #55

Thank you my friend - I have personally trashed these silly videos FakeNoose Yesterday #22

That's what works for me. I'm entirely intolerant of news and opinion videos... hunter 3 hrs ago #74

You are so right. YouTube is becoming a cesspool infullview Yesterday #23

"CALL CONGRESS RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!!!!" milestogo Yesterday #28

"mahatmakanejeeves DESTROYS clickbait posters in BRUTAL TAKEDOWN!!" LudwigPastorius Yesterday #30

You win jmbar2 Yesterday #33

best post (and thread) of the day ... and the next ... and quite possibly ... - -(nt)- stopdiggin Yesterday #32

Your issue is with rawstory. Those are their headlines. Scrivener7 Yesterday #36

(and Hillary's extra-terrestrial love child will ONE DAY be elected President of the U.S., Jack Valentino Yesterday #37

You think maybe it's Freepers or MAGAs registering nd then posting misinfo to make DU look like another nutjob site? ChicagoTeamster Yesterday #38

I don't think that's the case EarlG Yesterday #44

Now, for the REST of the stories. usonian Yesterday #45

Those are hilarious! MorbidButterflyTat 21 hrs ago #64

Is this the Weekly World News? Zelda_Orchid Yesterday #46

Some posters are more interested in generating clickbait headlines than providing relevant and useful infiormation. Martin68 Yesterday #47

A face and a shocking headline. BidenRocks Yesterday #48

Another give away is to look at the video length. Good reports are in the 5 to max 10 minute range. flashman13 Yesterday #49

There was a time Jilly_in_VA Yesterday #50

I tried to say this last week here snowybirdie 23 hrs ago #56

When browsing the Videos forum I automatically skip the ones with big yellow letters. TygrBright 23 hrs ago #57

BREAKING!!! Initech 22 hrs ago #58

As a gentle suggestion, since I am not going to give myself a headache niyad 22 hrs ago #59

Thank you, mahatmakanejeeves A_Steel_Magnolia 16 hrs ago #68

Clickbait is easy to identify and ignore. Aussie105 15 hrs ago #69

I love this post!! onenote 4 hrs ago #72

No matter what some folks say above DownriverDem 4 hrs ago #73