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by willio58 454 days ago
It's funny, this post just got flagged.

The shift from past popularity to apparent suppression is interesting, but without concrete proof, it remains speculation. Still, the frustration about opaque moderation resonates with me.
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caycep 454 days ago
Somehow I’m reminded of this

https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-silicon-valley/th...

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thomassmith65 454 days ago
What irritates some people (okay, me!) about Gruber's blog is that his takes are ultimately milquetoast.

It's unlikely Gruber has published anything so incendiary that HN created a specific ban just for his site.

More likely, there's something organic about Gruber's blog that HN's algorithm dislikes. Maybe its very popularity is what triggers a penalty - maybe due to the rate that HN users upvote it.

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