I don't think HN is being astroturfed just yet. They're pretty reactive and competent in their moderating, but https://lobste.rs/ https://lobste.rs/ is the best

I don't think HN is being astroturfed just yet. They're pretty reactive and competent in their moderating, but https://lobste.rs/ https://lobste.rs/ is the best alternative that I've heard of (although I never actually use it because HN is just fine for me, and you can encounter some pretty established people on HN ;) ).