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I was thinking the same thing, definitely some astro-turfing going on here...

• cryoshon 11y ago
  Glad to see I'm not the only one seeing this. I have seen such behavior on other NSA-threads, as well as a few political threads in recent memory. I think, for the most part, HN is now "on the radar".
  • pdkl95 11y ago
    To be absolutely clear re: my other reply - while I think there are a lot of frustrated people, there has absolutely been JTRIG-style astroturfing on HN, and it's not recent. It's dangerous to make specific accusations (many people are just ignorant, confused, or frustrated), but that doesn't account for the reliability, low latency, and consistency of the NSA apologizing in any of these "big" NSA stories.
    • cryoshon 11y ago
      Yeah, the low latency is a critical part. I laid eyes on this thread very soon after it was submitted, and there were already a number of identical dismissal style comments-- before anyone else had even arrived.