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Don’t Clickbait Your Videos, Folks
YouTuber Tom Scott joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning content creator and YouTube strategy questions. Should YouTube videos have an intro? What is a good traffic source on YouTube? Do thumbnails matter as much as people say? Answers to these questions and many more await on Creator Support. #TomScott #YouTube #WIRED Still haven’t subscribed…
@ValentinaRosa-v8i
June 8, 2026 at 6:48 pm
I was not expecting this, but it’s great
@Now_Roxas
June 8, 2026 at 7:26 pm
*O H*
@pik4chu
June 8, 2026 at 7:46 pm
There is a vast difference between click bait and just a catching title. Many content creators and even standard news media has devolved into low effort click bait or even full on misleading (lying) titles these days. Rather sad
@spacedustcowboy7555
June 8, 2026 at 9:28 pm
Agreed! I hate that some news outlets only rely on clickbait or using “youth speak” for headlines. I don’t need my news outlet to say “no cap”
@ambzerambzer8800
June 9, 2026 at 1:53 pm
Yeah, i actually down vote clickbait titles and thumbnails, if i just watched a whole video and the title and thumbnail wasnt anything to do with it, I click “don’t recommend this channel” just because it’s a trend doesnt mean you should do it, some youtubers just want to waste your time, you start to notice them
@Ottophil
June 9, 2026 at 4:10 pm
People need to ignore clickbait. By complaining in the comment section still counts