Kashmir’s YouTube scene has seen an unprecedented boom in recent years. From vlogs to music videos, talk shows to tutorials, comedy sketches, dramas you can find everything on the platform. However, with the rise of this new medium, there is also a darker side that is emerging – the rampant use of clickbait titles and thumbnails.

The use of clickbait titles and thumbnails has become a trend in the Kashmir YouTube community. With the increasing number of content creators, it has become a common practice to use exaggerated titles and irrelevant thumbnails to attract views. However, this trend is causing more harm than good.

Clickbait is a term used to describe content that is designed to attract attention and encourage people to click on a link, often with the use of sensational or misleading headlines, thumbnails, or descriptions. The purpose of clickbait is typically to generate more website traffic, social media shares, or video views, rather than to provide valuable or informative content. Clickbait can be found across a wide range of media platforms, including social media, news websites, and video-sharing sites like YouTube and A clickbait thumbnail is an eye-catching image or graphic used on social media or websites to encourage viewers to click on an article or video link. It often features bold, exaggerated, or provocative images that may not accurately represent the content. The goal is to create a sense of curiosity or intrigue in the viewer to generate clicks and views.