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Thanks dang, I apologize then. Out of curiosity, how do you deal then with veiled ads etc. in this day and age?

• dang 6y ago
  By critiquing the content. I know that's not a perfect answer, but it's pretty much all we have, and the approach does have one major advantage: it doesn't need to care how veiled an ad is, or if it's an ad at all.
  • jfkebwjsbx 6y ago
    Thanks! I agree in a platform like HN (where readers likely have above average critical thinking skills) that can work.
    • dang 6y ago
      I'm not as optimistic about thinking skills, because manipulation techniques seem to work anyhow. But barring actual evidence of abuse, I think we mostly can only try to get better at countering false or distorted information with more correct information.