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External campaign? Where did that come from? Is there something you could point to? (sorry for being that guy)
by version_five 5y ago
External campaign? Where did that come from? Is there something you could point to? (sorry for being that guy)
- mtmail 5y agoThe was a call-to-action on https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/thedonald-win/ https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/thedonald-win/ (the site no longer works, thus a hopefully neutral description what the website was about) to register HN accounts. My browser history says 2021-01-12 page title "Trump's going to need his keyboard warriors now more than ever" There wasn't an usual uptick or long-term effect from that call I think. January 2021 was already crazy enough on social media including HN.
- uberman 5y agoWell, I can assure you it was a thing, but I would rather not necro old posts to support my casual observation. I also particularly don't want to call out specific evidence as it shines a light on the apparent political persuasion of these efforts and the absolute last thing I want to to furthered muddle this site in political content. So if you have not observed a radical uptick in political/health posts in the last two years, I tip my hat to you. Perhaps I see more of it because I tend to look at "new" rather than the "popular" news.