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I'll probably get downvoted for asking, but I'm curious if there's a HN algorithm that's keeping most Ukraine and Israel related stories from appearing on the h
by simple10 3y ago
I'll probably get downvoted for asking, but I'm curious if there's a HN algorithm that's keeping most Ukraine and Israel related stories from appearing on the home page? It's been refreshing to read news on HN free of war related articles.
This Exchange Rate article is interesting. Not sure why it's dated Nov 2, 2023. Thought maybe I overslept by a week.
- LordShredda 3y agoThey're off-topic on HN anways, so I can believe a simple word filter is effective enough with very few false positives.
- simple10 3y agoDo you happen to know if HN admins ever published a list of filters?
- LordShredda 3y agoI don't believe so. They did mention a list of blocked domains though. You can always email and ask
- paulette449 3y agoThe date refers to the issue date of the LRoB from which the article was extracted.
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- pvg 3y agopeople generally know to flag hot topic stories so a lot of these get caught before there's serious moderator response.