Clickbait

Clickbait is the practice of putting misleading thumbnails or misleading titles in order to attract clicks on a piece of content. It is one of the most infamous practices on YouTube, and has dominated a large amount of YouTube over the years.

Types of clickbait

 * 1) Thumbnails: Most of the early clickbait thumbnails, usually have red arrows or circles pointing out the obvious, however later clickbait thumbnails usually have gruesome looking thumbnails (most of which tend to violate the TOS) to attract viewers.
 * 2) Titles: Some titles have nothing to do with the video, some of which tend to be gruesome.
 * 3) Certain videos that involve something that hasn't been released yet, such as the PlayStation 6 (Sony never announced the console at all), Grand Theft Auto 6 (Before the Rockstar 2022 leak happened), and various others.
 * 4) Videos that involve a user getting "free robux or virtual currency".

YouTubers/YouTube channels who have made clickbait

 * Dhar Mann
 * mh:amazingyoutubers:MrBeast
 * Nikocado Avocado
 * 3AM channels
 * Dorito's Reaction
 * ImJayStation