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It wouldn't. Some BBC websites are .com-only (BBC Reel for example), others are .co.uk-only (BBC iPlayer). But it would work for BBC News, which I imagine is th
by hadrien01 7y ago
It wouldn't. Some BBC websites are .com-only (BBC Reel for example), others are .co.uk-only (BBC iPlayer). But it would work for BBC News, which I imagine is the majority of BBC links on HN. UK users would be redirected to the .co.uk url.
Or would it be possible to change the duplicate algorithm to simply understand bbc.com == bbc.co.uk?
- dang 7y agoThat last bit is a good idea. I'm embarrassed not to have thought of it, or at least to have forgotten if we did.