• Chozo@fedia.io
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    2 days ago

    It’s already trivially easy to track scrolling. I think more nefarious than that. I think it’s so that they force “engagement” on their site, since clicking a button counts as a user action.

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      1 day ago

      You can scroll without reading. This ensures you care about reading the article

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      Scrolling is still less voluntary than clicking. It’s a good tactic to monitor engagement instead of just page views.