Ask HN: Why I can see some of my posts only if I'm logged in?

#1

Post by chippyty » Tue, Jul 02, 2024, 11:10 AM UTC

I noticed that some of my posts are visible to me only (if i'm logged in) otherwise no one can see them. why is that?

Re: Ask HN: Why I can see some of my posts only if I'm logged in?

#2

Post by chippyty » Tue, Jul 02, 2024, 11:11 AM UTC

Please help me out here, otherwise i will have to think that HN is against free speech

Re: Ask HN: Why I can see some of my posts only if I'm logged in?

#3

Post by illuminant » Tue, Jul 02, 2024, 11:16 AM UTC

Those are your flagged entries. Some of my best are flagged. Someone who has responded at or under the flagged part can see it.

This strangely allows threads to go on which only a reducing number of viewers can see.

Re: Ask HN: Why I can see some of my posts only if I'm logged in?

#4

Post by illuminant » Tue, Jul 02, 2024, 11:18 AM UTC

chippyty wrote: post #2

Please help me out here, otherwise i will have to think that HN is against free speech

Apparently it's a link aggregator and not a free speech micro blogging platform :/

Re: Ask HN: Why I can see some of my posts only if I'm logged in?

#5

Post by chippyty » Tue, Jul 02, 2024, 11:19 AM UTC

illuminant wrote: post #3

Those are your flagged entries. Some of my best are flagged. Someone who has responded at or under the flagged part can see it. This strangely allows threads to go on which only a reducing number of viewers can see.

But it was just posted, and it never showed up on my phone. I suspect there is more to this and I'm having very bad feelings about HN Now.

Re: Ask HN: Why I can see some of my posts only if I'm logged in?

#6

Post by chippyty » Tue, Jul 02, 2024, 11:20 AM UTC

I'm gonna comment next with the url i was trying to promote and see if others can see it too

Re: Ask HN: Why I can see some of my posts only if I'm logged in?

#7

Post by chippyty » Tue, Jul 02, 2024, 11:20 AM UTC

this was the url:https://blog.icecatbrowser.org/blog/20240702/what-does-firef...

Re: Ask HN: Why I can see some of my posts only if I'm logged in?

#8

Post by chippyty » Tue, Jul 02, 2024, 11:21 AM UTC

Can you see it?

Re: Ask HN: Why I can see some of my posts only if I'm logged in?

#9

Post by chippyty » Tue, Jul 02, 2024, 11:26 AM UTC

illuminant wrote: post #4

chippyty wrote: post #2

Please help me out here, otherwise i will have to think that HN is against free speech

Apparently it's a link aggregator and not a free speech micro blogging platform :/

A link aggregator that can decide which links to show. It wasn't anything controversial just a video showing unsolicited connections made by firefox, to support my theory that browsers developers contribute to mass surveillance.

Re: Ask HN: Why I can see some of my posts only if I'm logged in?

#10

Post by chippyty » Tue, Jul 02, 2024, 11:28 AM UTC

I believe this was my last interaction with this service. Thanks for hiding my contributions, i'm done.