They're are not only making money from people's stupidity but they are amplifying it. Thanks to the "you liked this? Then have some more of this!" algorithm to get people to stay on their site longer, people end up disappearing down flat earth, anti-vax, and terrorism rabbit holes and end up polarised from the rest of society.
That is a bug and not a feature and has to be fixed.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
