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Here’s how Google Search plans to tackle clickbait

Google Search gets a big update next week to reduce the annoying clickbait results that trick you into clicking while also boosting new and original content.
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Facebook's new clickbait 'filter' is aiming for a more authentic News Feed

Facebook users will be seeing fewer misleading and exaggerated headlines thanks to an algorithm update that works similarly to spam filters.
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Facebook is making its News Feed smarter in its ongoing bid to eliminate clickbait

Facebook is once again updating its News Feed algorithm in an effort to rid its site of spam and clickbait.
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Facebook steps up its fight to eradicate clickbait from your feed

Facebook is escalating its war on clickbait links by implementing an update to its News Feed algorithm that it describes as similar to an email spam filter.
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Upworthy unleashed clickbait on the Internet, but now it wants to take it back

Upworthy cofounder Peter Koechley apologized for his site's usage of sensationalized, clickbait headlines.
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This mind-blowing Chrome extension restored my faith in humanity by getting rid of clickbait headlines

Downworthy, a snarky new browser extension for Chrome, replaces all those annoying clickbait titles you see on the web with more realistic headlines.