What I noticed with Reddit/Facebook is that it reduces content to soundbites/memes/quotes that are consumed in a few seconds before we move on to something else, whereas before it was more common to read a full article on a website or newspaper. It's like what has been done with food, instead of taking the time to cook a full meal at home we often choose to snack or eat fast food because it has a higher degree of instant satisfaction. This is something that should be resisted in my opinion. Choose the New York Times over Scumbag Steve.

If you read the article you posted and don't jump straight to outrage, you'll note the part that says "He has not been detained, arrested or charged with any crime or offense." and it was a member of his foundation who was found with illegal materials. Spreading rumours like this does nothing of benefit and is very harmful to the image of what may be an innocent and peaceful person. If he is convicted of a crime, that's different, but it's still useless gossip.

Also, if you think about the way online drugs are consumed compared to online porn, it's easy to see why traffic would be much higher for the latter.

Which means your phone has to do all the searching and number crunching to bring you those services. Imagine how fast that would eat through your battery and data.