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Re:Sham news sites make big bucks from fake views by ceejayoz on Sunday December 01, 2019 @05:52PM (#21678355)
Sure, in the short term.

The damage to their reputations may cost substantially more in the long run. Doesn't take many "I clicked a NYT article and it was a scam" experiences to permanently sour someone on the outlet.

Re:Sham news sites make big bucks from fake views by TeMPOraL on Sunday December 01, 2019 @07:41PM (#21678943)
How many people do care about reputation of a news source beyond "it's mainstream" vs. "it's a tabloid" vs. "it's something random I've never seen before"? I think most people these days don't follow news sites, they click through to individual articles from their IMs and social media feeds.
Re:Sham news sites make big bucks from fake views by ceejayoz on Sunday December 01, 2019 @07:59PM (#21679041)
I cancelled a NYT subscription over their continued employment of folks like Bret Stephens (https://www.vox.com/2019/8/27/20834957/bret-stephens-bedbug-...) and Bari Weiss (https://theintercept.com/2017/08/31/nyts-newest-op-ed-hire-b...). It wouldn't be shocking for someone to do so over Taboola.