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Re: Tell HN: t.co is adding a five-second delay to some domains

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post #20

I think that HN itself also shadow flags submissions from a list of domains it doesn't like. Try submitting a URL from the following domains, and it will be automatically flagged (but you can't see it's flagged unless you log out): - archive.is - watcher.guru - stacker.news - zerohedge.com - freebeacon.com - thefederalist.com - breitbart.com

Well, yes, many sites are banned on HN. Others are penalized (see e.g. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... ). None of this is secret, though we don't publish the lists themselves. Edit: about 67k sites are banned on HN. Here's a random selection of 10 of them: vodlockertv.com biggboss.org infoocode.com newyorkpersonalinjuryattorneyblog.com moringajuice.wordpress.com surrogacymumbai.com max…

And you don't see that as censorship?

Re: Tell HN: t.co is adding a five-second delay to some domains

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I think that HN itself also shadow flags submissions from a list of domains it doesn't like. Try submitting a URL from the following domains, and it will be automatically flagged (but you can't see it's flagged unless you log out): - archive.is - watcher.guru - stacker.news - zerohedge.com - freebeacon.com - thefederalist.com - breitbart.com

The difference is that HN is explicitly heavily moderated while Twitter pretends to be an equitable free speech platform.

Re: Tell HN: t.co is adding a five-second delay to some domains

#24
post #19

I think that HN itself also shadow flags submissions from a list of domains it doesn't like. Try submitting a URL from the following domains, and it will be automatically flagged (but you can't see it's flagged unless you log out): - archive.is - watcher.guru - stacker.news - zerohedge.com - freebeacon.com - thefederalist.com - breitbart.com

Good. Hacker News isn't an open-ended political site for people to post weird propaganda.

How's archive.is "weird propaganda"?

Re: Tell HN: t.co is adding a five-second delay to some domains

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post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, yes, many sites are banned on HN. Others are penalized (see e.g. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... ). None of this is secret, though we don't publish the lists themselves. Edit: about 67k sites are banned on HN. Here's a random selection of 10 of them: vodlockertv.com biggboss.org infoocode.com newyorkpersonalinjuryattorneyblog.com moringajuice.wordpress.com surrogacymumbai.com max…

And you don't see that as censorship?

This forum never said they’re a free speech haven.

Re: Tell HN: t.co is adding a five-second delay to some domains

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post #4

i mean, you can stop visiting the site, no? just leave, bro. it's not that hard. there are other means to connect to people.

Unfortunately not. All of my local government agencies - Police, Fire, DOT, Weather Service, Emergency Management updates, etc. are exclusively on twitter - they frequently post things there they don't even post to their own websites.
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