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Perhaps ban them from receiving advertising revenue. Force them to go subscription only. Advertising revenue comes from clicks, not reads, we want people to actually read and contemplate. This is closer to what old-school newspapers did.

In theory, subscribers will leave outlets that lie to them for outlets that are more honest and fact-based. Or, if I'm pessimistic, subscribers will give money to whoever does rage-bait the best...



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