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Lots of comments here look like some sort of astroturfing made by a PR agency

• robocat 3y ago
  "Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents, and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email hn@ycombinator.com and we'll look at the data." - https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  • choppaface 3y ago
    The root comment is literally a Facebook employee who is intentionally trying to change the narrative. An employee of a company that has been fined billions for privacy breaches, that was responsible for literal voter suppression https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/they-were-planning-on-stealing-election-explosive-new-tapes-reveal-cambridg/ https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/t... etc etc HN "guidelines" say "Please don't post shallow dismissals" -- Don't allow FANG to astroturf these forums.
    • saagarjha 3y ago
      Your concern is exactly what the guidelines are talking about.
    • valicord 3y ago
      Are you suggesting that people working at companies you don't like should be banned from HN simply because of who their employer is, or that they should not be allowed to reveal conflict of interest when discussing topics related to their employer?
      • choppaface 3y ago
        Not at all. I’m saying it should be supported to meet any employee’s bias with thorough skepticism.
• cm2012 3y ago
  I've been on HN since 2007 man.