My understanding is that the tech giants (google, meta etc) are wanting to maximise money from advertising. Content that gets more clicks and comments gets pushed forward. This tends to be things that are sensationalist, divisive, rage bait, etc. And now even the regular news outlets do it, because they want the online engagement. An example might be what used to be a few days of low 30s temps in December, unmentioned outside of weather reports, has morphed into ‘Dangerous heatwave to scorch Melbourne this weekend’. It’s impossible to sift the real from the exaggerated. Negativity sells. I hate it.
My understanding is that the tech giants (google, meta etc) are wanting to maximise money from advertising. Content that gets more clicks and comments gets pushed forward. This tends to be things that are sensationalist, divisive, rage bait, etc. And now even the regular news outlets do it, because they want the online engagement. An example might be what used to be a few days of low 30s temps in December, unmentioned outside of weather reports, has morphed into ‘Dangerous heatwave to scorch Melbourne this weekend’. It’s impossible to sift the real from the exaggerated. Negativity sells. I hate it.