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As the name implies, clickbait is a form of false advertisement online. It usually comes as a link to a website with a sensationalist headline, and it has become the laughing stock of the internet.

"You won't believe what this celebrity said." "Ignoring that symptom will cost you your life." You've seen it, you hate it, you get the idea.

Luckily, there's a fun little project that tries to put an end to this dirty practice by showing just how redundant and cringey it actually is — Stop Clickbait opens up these publications and reduces them to a single line. It then shares the phrase together with the original title next to it, and the stark contrast proves that we do, in fact, need to stop clickbait.

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DUN DUN (she/her)
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3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Are you sure that's not a gigantic blackhead? /s

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    Stop Clickbait started in May of 2016. "I am an advertising major so over the years I've become very cynical when it comes to advertising," the project's creator Daniel told Bored Panda about its origins.

    "I am quite fascinated by the spread of online ads and started to think it would be not only hilarious but also useful to many to go against the economy of the internet; ad revenue. Within a few days, it blew up with viral posts across social media channels and since then there have been vast amounts of support coming from all over the world. Since then, we have expanded into 10 different pages to specialize in different categories of clickbait as well as in 12 different countries around the world."

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    Buren
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What?? Do you think I have a laundromat???

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    Vorknkx
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Singing (for some people) can also speed up the spread of headaches in their immediate vicinity :P

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    At its peak, Stop Clickbait has had a team of over 100 volunteers from around the world. There were people that specialized in things like graphic design, communications, and even computer programming.

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    Daniel said everyone who has been involved in the project was really passionate about fighting for the cause, and finding volunteers has generally been quite easy.

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    James016
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not sure what's worse, that someone gave their 2 year old a $12000 backpack or the fact a $12000 backpack exists

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    Aran Lindvail
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's tiny if you spread it out across all states.

    Gandalf the Pink
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Plus new kinds of wind turbines are being tested that are less noisy, not dangerous to wild life and work in any wind direction.

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    Sum Guy
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's not a lot... The only reason we continue use coal and other fossil fuels is because the people in power own the mines and wells and they won't profit from what is basically free energy

    User# 6
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, that and the fact that wind power isn't a reliable continous source of power.

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    AzKhaleesi
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's roughly 12,146 turbines in each of the 48 main land states. I think that's doable.

    TyrantrumGogoat
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How many turbines are needed to make the earth fly?

    Wasd0000
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's WAY less than I expected

    DennyS (denzoren)
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's actually not that many. There are states that can take much more than that and still have room.

    cybermerlin2000
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can you imagine if you could use a wind turbine in a funnel that could take the full force of a tornado

    Amazon QT
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rhode Island’s GONNA TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM!!!! Thanks Rhode Island.

    PebbleBoy Gaming
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like we need to sacrifice Rhode Island

    John Dilligaf
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    according to the gov't there are a little over 70,000 wind turbans in the US, as of Jan 2022.

    CATMONSTER2018
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think there was a simpsons episode about turbines, like... They used the power from the turbines to power a bunch of fans to spin the turbine to power the fans to...

    Remi
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Finland got hit by bit of a storm this weekend. Ended up getting 30% of energy from wind turbines. Didn't know we have enough wind farms for that these days.

    Naesil
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Meh, still leaning to nuclear power until we find actually viable solution, depends on the size of the nuclear plant but it would take 2-4 thousand wind turbines to replace nuclear plant.. and the expected life time of wind turbine is something like 20 years while nuclear plant is 60-80 years.. so even if the initial costs might be higher, we can get longer and more stable source of energy with nuclear. Now combination with all of the solutions we have is probably the best, trying to harvest as much as possible of the "free" energy while having a stable energy source for fluctuations in demand during crisis. Also I think the number in the article calculates that all the turbines work with full capacity which obviously doesnt happen when there just isnt wind, estimates say that you would need to about double that to actually cover the energy need of US.

    Two_rolling_black_eyes
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom lives in Baca County Colorado which pretty much has nothing but wind so they've been building turbines like crazy. The county is twice the size of Rhode Island. They've had to stop building new ones because they can't transport the power they are already producing to market and no one wants to pay for more high voltage lines to the cities. Useless trivia fact - Baca County is home of the US dust bowl museum at the Comanche National Grassland ranger station because they still have the wind storms 100 years later.

    Sophie
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't wait until the old die out and the young finally get in power. The more we vote. The more science we listen to, and the less we think with our wallets. There's hope for the world yet.

    William Stevenson
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The boomers said this exact same thing in the 60s. It's what all normal young adults say. And a very few remember it past age 40.

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    Twodogsandapicnictable
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And plenty would be off the coasts or in the plains where theres pretty much nothing.

    Eppe
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one is not really clickbait is there's more background information given

    Yort
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some of the states are just huge splotches of nothing, we can fit more wind turbines across the country. I’m fine with wind energy but for some reason I get this visceral feeling of anxiety and dread when I see one of those wind turbines, like seeing some sort of supernatural horror entity. I don’t know why.

    Mike Loux
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OK, so don't put any in Rhode Island itself, and just stick 'em on all the mountain tops. No worries.

    Anne Edwards
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do you really need Rhode Island?

    Sabrina Bowen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    1. That's not a lot. 2. Many could be placed off shore. 3. Newer smaller turbines can be placed on rooftops to reduce the number placed on empty land. 4. If all new builds were required to have solar roofs and if solar roofing was properly subsidized for older homes this need could be cut even more. Seriously... Let's get at it!

    chris carr
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sadly it will never happen. Oil, coal, and other energy barons will fight to the death and ruin our entire planet to guarentee they keep getting money....

    Abed Habi
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Eh, we’re not really using Rhode Island anyway.

    Nadine Bamberger
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's not that much and who really needs Rhode Island at this point anyways lol.

    Jackie Burnham
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cmon man!!! I live here!!! It's a beautiful state...

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    Mazer
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good gawd. Let’s just forget about putting solar on existing homes or any building, which can also be done with windmills. Not only are smaller windmills available for home use but there are some super genius creative peeps out there who have created beautiful windmill art.

    Allen Lavine
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh no not the cancer causing windmills

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    Daniel and his team believe that at least a couple of things should happen for clickbait to disappear. "First, social media companies need to provide tools to content producers to incentivize them to keep their content on their social media page," he said.

    "One way they can do this is to provide options to generate revenue by posting [directly] on social media like Facebook or Twitter." In other words, content providers shouldn't have to redirect their social media followers elsewhere.

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    "Another thing we fight for is to promote media literacy," Daniel added. "By being able to read a headline and tell the difference between a journalist with integrity or simply someone using sensationalism to generate a click, the user can make an educated decision on who to support."

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    Hawkmoon
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We've interviewed the alligator. His responses will tear you apart (like our reporter).

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    Wasd0000
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The real key to success is a little thing called rich parents

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    Vicky Zar
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok... so.... I will stay married and my husband will get a divorce, then? Lol (we have a 10 year age gap)

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    The team thanks everyone around the world that has been using the hashtag #StopClickBait by themselves to spoil clickbait they find online.

    "We've heard from hundreds of people that they've gotten banned from Facebook pages because they keep spoiling their clickbait in the comments. Awesome. We are the little people joining together to fight against the media giants, and we're having an impact. It's time to fight against the economy of the Internet; it's all in the name, it's time to stop clickbait."

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    DennyS (denzoren)
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought they meant the dog's body. It's 6am here so I'm still waking up.

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    Gandalf the Pink
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What if he says "Next is Xlandorf the Impeccable from Saturn" 😳😳

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    T. D. Bostick
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The last time the British let the public choose a name, they named a research submarine 'Boaty McBoatface'. They're lucky they didn't end up with 'Monkey McMonkface' this time.

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    DennyS (denzoren)
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Flat belly" is what I don't like about this. Say lose weight or cut calories or something.

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    Vicky Zar
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or just make sure to drink enough water with your alcohol and stop before you are absolutely wasted. The single "good" part about drinking is the stage where you are a bit tipsy, anyway.

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    Quaumsy
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is really generous, wow

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    Monday
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't get why some people are so anti kid-leash. It keeps the kid close while giving them more freedom than holding their hand would, everybody wins.

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    Sum Guy
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And people thought men are just horny... in fact we have been trying to keep ourselves healthy

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    Mazer
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who?? What?? When??? Where?? Don’t bother answering any of those questions. I will be out watching my vegetable seeds sprout. Much more rewarding entertainment

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    Kimi Tomminello
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well the headline itself says it. *Edit* here's to the nit pickers- the partial summary along side the headline says it all. Ffs that sounds abso fruiten lootely stupid

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    Adrian
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the Cayman Islands, for instance, offshore companies are not taxed on income earned abroad, and there is no taxation of Cayman international business companies. The Cayman Islands has no income tax, no corporate tax, no estate or inheritance tax, and no gift tax or capital gains tax, making it a pure tax haven.

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    NsG
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm none the wiser. I would still have to read the article to understand the full context.

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    Mazer
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry. but I refuse to support corporate owners who are extremely prejudice against people and then use their religion to justify that bias

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    Lost Panda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As an Australian the only thing I know about Taco Bell is that it apparently gives you the runs!

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    Shelli Aderman
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or at ANY. Fast food joint… 🤷🏽‍♀️

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    Adrian
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually the first was probably some bunny in a research lab.

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    Mazer
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cardinal rule, check as many reviews as possible from as many sources as possible before going. Once at the restaurant, ask to use the restroom before being seated. Check the cleanliness of the restroom, the windows and the menus, those three things are frequently left to the last to clean (one parent was part owner of a restaurant).

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    Mazer
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a load of manure. If you have a good butcher who knows how to cut meat and how to properly prep and cook those cuts, one can have a very delicious meal from nearly any cut

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    Mazer
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good gawd people!! Your body and brain work best when there is fat in the diet, especially from natural resources. The sugar companies created a highly successful campaign to take the heat off how bad refined sugar is for humans. They blamed eggs, meat and dairy. Want to reduce fat snd especially bad cholesterol?? Cut out refined sugar, which is hiding in so many commercially produced foods. There is a condition called rabbit starvation diet, it comes from the fact that rabbits are very very lean, especially wild caught rabbits.

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