Talk:Attention theft

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A fact from Attention theft appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 21 August 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that your attention can be stolen?

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 07:08, 18 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that your attention can be stolen? Source: The Crisis of Attention Theft—Ads That Steal Your Time for Nothing in Return, WIRED Magazine
- ALT1:... that email spam and billboards are examples of attention theft?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Zollstock

Created by Sdkb (talk). Self-nominated at 06:46, 9 August 2021 (UTC).[reply]

... New enough, long enough, no copyvio issues, QPQ provided. Hook is interesting and in article followed by citation with hook fact. No image need review. Prefer proposed hook. Whispyhistory (talk) 17:49, 9 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: I like that this is designed to steal attention, too. Very meta. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 07:08, 18 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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