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I really like HN, but I don't find the "flag" link all that obvious (nor a button). It's front and center for the top of the comment thread, but there is no ob
by biztos 9y ago
I really like HN, but I don't find the "flag" link all that obvious (nor a button). It's front and center for the top of the comment thread, but there is no obvious way to "flag" a comment in a thread other than to click on... the "age" link first, in order to load the view with that comment at the top.
If I wanted to spread disinformation that's where I'd do it; I doubt many people would take that extra step unless it was super obvious and offensive to them. Meanwhile everyone else has bought it.
I think the relative resilience of HN to FN comes from the technical nature of the audience (high expectation of evidence on most topics) and its irrelevance to political manipulations.
It seems to me that