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Lucky Luciano

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18. I've banned meidas touch specifically because of their clickbait titles.

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 12:36 PM

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It also severely misleads on how much the country despises fuckface. It almost causes complacency because you are too much inside a bubble where it is inconceivable that anyone could like him as president….yet here we are.

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Breaking news: Internet erupts as Hillary Clinton confesses: "I am the mother of an extraterrestrial love child." [View all] mahatmakanejeeves 10 hrs ago OP

How to recognize clickbait in addition to the source... jmbar2 10 hrs ago #1

I see "melt down" a lot. Sneederbunk 10 hrs ago #4

Good one jmbar2 10 hrs ago #5

another good one jmbar2 9 hrs ago #15

I regulate my YouTube search algorithm by banning those words, but unfortunately TheRickles 10 hrs ago #6

I've banned meidas touch specifically because of their clickbait titles. Lucky Luciano 9 hrs ago #18

Thanks. I rarely bother with Meidas Touch. . . . h2ebits 8 hrs ago #41

if you're using clickbait tactics .... you're well on the way to being .... Umm, clickbait? .. -(nt)- stopdiggin 8 hrs ago #25

Add "I'm crying ..." relayerbob 9 hrs ago #8

BOMBSHELL! Ptah 9 hrs ago #10

That's a big one! jmbar2 9 hrs ago #12

Right? If Republicans, say, were DESTROYED, then... Beartracks 8 hrs ago #29

Checkmate! JoseBalow 8 hrs ago #35

and I think SCantiGOP 6 hrs ago #60

"ANNIHILATES" is both exaggerated and overused. nt eppur_se_muova 5 hrs ago #61

good one - added jmbar2 4 hrs ago #66

And if they try to blame Hillary Clinton for any of it. calimary 1 hr ago #67

Add to that list videos that feature tendentious headlines Ocelot II 10 hrs ago #2

It's tiresome. Infuriating. And the most absolute crass self-promotion stopdiggin 8 hrs ago #27

I heartly agree with you. I got busted for calling the lip shot post stupid. Things are not right. Srkdqltr 10 hrs ago #3

Agreed. China and Russia must be destroyed hundreds of NewHendoLib 10 hrs ago #7

It sounds good in theory EarlG 9 hrs ago #9

"But... you're essentially asking for a ban on hyperbole." mahatmakanejeeves 9 hrs ago #13

My head literally exploded too EarlG 8 hrs ago #24

Well, I guess we'll have to add DU to the list of "aggregators" erronis 8 hrs ago #26

No need to ban jmbar2 9 hrs ago #16

I agree. It's our responsibility as DUers. yardwork 9 hrs ago #20

Agreed, as long as it is sufficiently humiliating. LudwigPastorius 8 hrs ago #34

How about giving users an option to auto-ignore posts with containing videos? Orrex 9 hrs ago #17

Especially those with no summary QED 8 hrs ago #31

Except those from The Dodo QED 8 hrs ago #40

Funnily enough, exceptions are part of the problem EarlG 7 hrs ago #52

You're saying AI couldn't handle that ?? We still need actual PEOPLE ?? eppur_se_muova 5 hrs ago #62

I understand the problem. But, at the very least, a video post needs a synopsis. QED 5 hrs ago #63

The only way I can think of to handle this would be EarlG 5 hrs ago #65

Agree with the "in theory" comment... OddMom20 8 hrs ago #43

The Internet is definitely more trash-filled than it used to be EarlG 7 hrs ago #51

Stop posting comments from unknown people just because they are on someone's site or pod question everything 9 hrs ago #11

I remember liking Rawstory over 20 years ago PatSeg 9 hrs ago #14

It's embarrassing. yardwork 9 hrs ago #19

I seem to get news from RawStory faster than from the original sources, Jack Valentino 9 hrs ago #21

being 'left' does not erase, or counterweight, transgression stopdiggin 8 hrs ago #39

'transgression' ??? Pfffft Jack Valentino 8 hrs ago #42

the 'transgression' is in the (deliberate) crap clickbait methodology stopdiggin 7 hrs ago #53

Yeah, I understand 'annoyance'--- personally I'm most annoyed by Jack Valentino 7 hrs ago #54

Oh, 100%, definitely! Take 20 seconds out of your precious day! Give me a REASON .. ! stopdiggin 7 hrs ago #55

Thank you my friend - I have personally trashed these silly videos FakeNoose 8 hrs ago #22

You are so right. YouTube is becoming a cesspool infullview 8 hrs ago #23

"CALL CONGRESS RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!!!!" milestogo 8 hrs ago #28

"mahatmakanejeeves DESTROYS clickbait posters in BRUTAL TAKEDOWN!!" LudwigPastorius 8 hrs ago #30

You win jmbar2 8 hrs ago #33

best post (and thread) of the day ... and the next ... and quite possibly ... - -(nt)- stopdiggin 8 hrs ago #32

Your issue is with rawstory. Those are their headlines. Scrivener7 8 hrs ago #36

(and Hillary's extra-terrestrial love child will ONE DAY be elected President of the U.S., Jack Valentino 8 hrs ago #37

You think maybe it's Freepers or MAGAs registering nd then posting misinfo to make DU look like another nutjob site? ChicagoTeamster 8 hrs ago #38

I don't think that's the case EarlG 8 hrs ago #44

Now, for the REST of the stories. usonian 8 hrs ago #45

Those are hilarious! MorbidButterflyTat 5 hrs ago #64

Is this the Weekly World News? Zelda_Orchid 8 hrs ago #46

Some posters are more interested in generating clickbait headlines than providing relevant and useful infiormation. Martin68 7 hrs ago #47

A face and a shocking headline. BidenRocks 7 hrs ago #48

Another give away is to look at the video length. Good reports are in the 5 to max 10 minute range. flashman13 7 hrs ago #49

There was a time Jilly_in_VA 7 hrs ago #50

I tried to say this last week here snowybirdie 7 hrs ago #56

When browsing the Videos forum I automatically skip the ones with big yellow letters. TygrBright 6 hrs ago #57

BREAKING!!! Initech 6 hrs ago #58

As a gentle suggestion, since I am not going to give myself a headache niyad 6 hrs ago #59