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2. Linkbait

Reply to KoKo (Original post)

Sun Feb 9, 2014, 04:10 PM

Feb 2014

If a news website wants people in message boards to quickly re-post their articles, they must leave the words "reportedly" or "allegedly" off the headlines. The least accurate assertion portraying the allegation as fact is more exciting.

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Snowden Used Cheap, Readily Available 'Web Crawler' Software to Collect NSA Files [View all] KoKo Feb 2014 OP

k and r..thanks. xiamiam Feb 2014 #1

Linkbait The The Feb 2014 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author LAGC Feb 2014 #3

What do you mean, "linkbait"? Welcome to Du. uppityperson Feb 2014 #5

easy, and been done many times reddread Feb 2014 #4

It certainly squelches the "whistle-blower" defense, if Snowden was automatically struggle4progress Feb 2014 #6

Are you saying that before this article, you considered him a whistleblower? The The Feb 2014 #7

I suppose that I should be flattered that you, barely two hours after registering here, struggle4progress Feb 2014 #8

interesting! It certainly squelches the "whistle-blower" defense, if Snowden was automatically Madam45for2923 Nov 2017 #9

Snowden Used Cheap, Readily Available 'Web Crawler' Software to Collect NSA Files Madam45for2923 Nov 2017 #10