I don't disagree with you, and I'd find it hard to comment on exactly how the digital marketing arm of the BBC works when it comes to view counts and how it affects their content, cos I just don't know. I was just clarifying for you what I thought OP meant.
I do agree that you're not self-censoring by choosing to post things you think people will be interested in, though!
Wow, what a surprise! Looking forward to those well-deserved consequences that he'll definitely be facing 👍