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This story is currently being suppressed from the front page and I'm not sure it should be. I suspect the reason is that none of the researchers who raised this

This story is currently being suppressed from the front page and I'm not sure it should be. I suspect the reason is that none of the researchers who raised this issue have gone on record for the article. Readers should be advised about that and take it into consideration when assessing the validity of the story. That being said, notable security researchers seem to find it interesting considering the merits of the team: - "I don't know what to think about this since nothing is on record. But Alex Halderman is a serious researcher." https://twitter.com/matthew_d_green/status/801211739769597953 https://twitter.com/matthew_d_green/status/80121173976959795... - "Wowze. I've not looked into this myself. But if Halderman says there should be an audit, there should be an audit." https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/801207035324866560 https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/801207035324866560 - "Concur. Prof. Halderman is a legit expert on voting security." https://twitter.com/csoghoian/status/801212140912865280 https://twitter.com/csoghoian/status/801212140912865280 Also: - PEOPLE! An audit is called for is not "the election was stolen." Team raising questions is credible; they should be listened to. That's all. https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/801217522741690368 https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/801217522741690368 - I also get why people wouldn't want to look into this. Still: the integrity of voting machines seems like something you want to be sure of. https://twitter.com/matthew_d_green/status/801218858484957184 https://twitter.com/matthew_d_green/status/80121885848495718...

hackuser 10y ago
How do you know it's suppressed, and why should it be?
- runesoerensen 10y ago
  The story currently has 14 points after 43 minutes, which is a much higher vote velocity than many other stories on the front page. It also doesn't appear anywhere on the first 9 pages.
  - hackuser 10y ago
    That is disappointing. @sctb or @dang, could you fix it or comment on why it happened? It's not fake news or a conspiracy theory, but backed by serious expertise.
  - dluan 10y ago
    I agree, this post needs to be unflagged.
moyix 10y ago
This is pretty weird. I'd heard about the 7 points claim (and debunkings based on the fact that the effect disappears after controlling for education/race/density) around a week ago. But Alex Halderman genuinely is one of the world's leading experts on voting security. He's also a brilliant, careful researcher. I have to wonder if there is additional evidence that isn't mentioned in the article?

hackuser 10y ago

How do you know it's suppressed, and why should it be?

runesoerensen 10y ago
The story currently has 14 points after 43 minutes, which is a much higher vote velocity than many other stories on the front page. It also doesn't appear anywhere on the first 9 pages.
- hackuser 10y ago
  That is disappointing. @sctb or @dang, could you fix it or comment on why it happened? It's not fake news or a conspiracy theory, but backed by serious expertise.
- dluan 10y ago
  I agree, this post needs to be unflagged.

moyix 10y ago

This is pretty weird. I'd heard about the 7 points claim (and debunkings based on the fact that the effect disappears after controlling for education/race/density) around a week ago. But Alex Halderman genuinely is one of the world's leading experts on voting security. He's also a brilliant, careful researcher. I have to wonder if there is additional evidence that isn't mentioned in the article?