infoporn

English

Etymology

From info +‎ porn.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɪnfəʊˌpɔːn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɪnfoʊˌpɔɹn/

Noun

infoporn (uncountable)

1. Information which does not serve a purpose other than to hold the attention of its audience; information for information's sake.
   • 2008, McKenzie Wark, 50 Years of Recuperation of the Situationist International, Princeton Architectural Press, page 5:

     This uselessness bestows on art a certain autonomy from the grim dealings in shopworn slogans and infoporn that characterize all other domains of the spectacle.

See also

• clickbait