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[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Because news sites make money from clicks. They have negative incentive to save you the click, because the lower traffic would hurt their profits. Their entire business model is focused on getting clicks.

[–] cornshark 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes exactly, thus I'm asking op to put the answer in the title and defeat their business model of trying to feed us ads

[–] skittlebrau 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

ABC.net.au has no ads though?

[–] RJGoellner 4 points 4 months ago

ABC is a public broadcaster. They don't rely on ads. This should incentivize not using click bait headlines, yet here we are.