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by tptacek 4634 days ago
No it wasn't. It at the top of the front page now.
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selmnoo 4634 days ago
It actually was earlier removed from frontpage, only to reappear after some 10 minutes or so.
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tptacek 4634 days ago
Must be a conspiracy.
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brymaster 4634 days ago
I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss weird behavior with submissions. Would you?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5008829

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5008267

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tptacek 4634 days ago
Yes, I would. You probably know less than you think you do about what the people running HN are doing/trying to do.
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brymaster 4634 days ago
Seems you knew about the the YC company-related submissions being boosted. What makes you think nothing strange is happening to any other submissions?
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pbhjpbhj 4634 days ago
>YC company-related submissions being boosted //

I missed the disclosure on this one, is it in the FAQ or somewhere else?

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wil421 4634 days ago
Looks like the NSA invoked the HN.RemoveArticle method.
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