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It's because DDG has been shilling on HN for quite a while.
This breaks the HN guidelines against accusations of astroturfing or shilling without evidence. If there's one thing I've learned from looking at the data for countless hours, it's that internet users are far, far too quick to jump to this interpretation of what they perceive on the internet. The overwhelming majority of such accusations are purely bogus, and they poison the community, so we don't allow them here. Ac…
What would "actual evidence" look like? Proof that the comments in question originate from a known social media marketer? Do you think they all share a specific IP?