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Audiences are also becoming more discerning. While localized internet memes and historical "inside jokes" remain embedded in social media platforms like TikTok and Reddit, the malicious tracking of private citizens is increasingly met with pushback from digital communities that value ethics over clickbait. Moving Beyond the Clickbait
