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Hacker News now has an active (official) X account

28 points by n2d4 1mo ago

khiem2794 1mo ago
Good decision, since X posts are now auto translated to users prefer language. And X is still in the top social media in lot of countries.
angoragoats 1mo ago
Anyone got an Xcancel link? Oh wait... Not a great look, YC.
- ray_v 1mo ago
  As a casual Xcancel user, this is actually the first I'm hearing of this. Wow, what a bummer
ggm 1mo ago
Not to be too Elon like terse but: "Why" (I read the post)
- deleted 1mo ago
  [deleted]
- andsoitis 1mo ago
  Presumably because it advances the goals of Hacker News and perhaps YCombinator.
  - Ekaros 1mo ago
    Need for traffic? For some purpose I can't come up. Have they run out of marks or something?
BuyLowSellLow 1mo ago
Xcancel shut down after mostly being promoted on HN and now HN makes an official account there? hmmMmmMmmMMMmm
- fuzzfactor 1mo ago
  "On Monday 24th August at 8PM EST, we received at letter from X Corp. asking to cease and desist the service XCancel. The service XCancel is stopped until further notice. We are seeking legal advice and won't share more details for now. Thank you for the trust you have put in these two years of XCancel."
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kevinfiol 1mo ago
Is there an official Bluesky or Mastodon? Especially after the Nitter cease-and-desist, I have run out of patience for Musk's propaganda machine.
- krapp 1mo ago
  I know there are HN bots pulling stories to Mastodon but I don't think there's an official instance.
- dzhiurgis 1mo ago
  IMO there's a lot more propaganda here. Bluesky is completely mental. People crucified X for occasional swastika "art", while Blusky openly promotes communist symbolism that is illegal in good chunk in Europe. Insane.
  - kevinfiol 1mo ago
    I don't use Bluesky much, but the software at least is not user-hostile like X.com. I can view threads/posts without logging in, or use alternative clients that support the AT Protocol. As a sidenote, X is rightfully crucified for blatant anti-semitism and Hitler worship all over the site, complemented by Musk's own ridiculous anti-semitic dogwhistling and retweeting misinformation and conspiracy theories. The site is bottom of the barrel /pol/-tier trash. I literally searched "Hitler" seconds ago, and found a thread today full of people adoring him. https://x.com/GrossAdmiral_/status/2092000855750832572 https://x.com/GrossAdmiral_/status/2092000855750832572 https://x.com/truthtroll_X/status/1840440966668579257 https://x.com/truthtroll_X/status/1840440966668579257 https://www.reddit.com/r/GetNoted/comments/1esj9uf/i_dont_think_this_needs_much_explaination/ https://www.reddit.com/r/GetNoted/comments/1esj9uf/i_dont_th... https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/16/elon-musk-antisemitic-tweet-adl https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/16/elon-musk...
  - pfraze 1mo ago
    It does?
    - 1mo ago
k310 1mo ago
Hacker News is just trying to light a candle in the darkness. Of a gasoline station.
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add-sub-mul-div 1mo ago
Haha. It's like creating a MySpace account in... 2026.
- barbazoo 1mo ago
  > Hello again, world! Has that kinda vibe.
1attice 1mo ago
Capture advances
willmarch 1mo ago
Disappointing to say the least.
zem 1mo ago
timing is everything!
funlang 1mo ago
[flagged]
ChiperSoft 1mo ago
Read the room, YC, jfc
ToyKeeper 1mo ago
Becoming active on Twitter in 2006: sunglasses Becoming active on Twitter in 2016: popcorn Becoming active on Xitter in 2026: red ballcap It makes a statement. Is it a statement you want to make?
- GPerson 1mo ago
  Are people here really surprised that the techno-capitalist aggregator people would make an account on Elon’s website?
dare944 1mo ago
Won't be reading any twitter post on HN. Is there a convenient way to block them?
- angoragoats 1mo ago
  I flag and hide every single Twitter post that I see. HN’s code seems to be stuck in the 2000s, so there’s no easy way to automatically block or filter beyond that. To be honest, I just end up coming to this site less than I used to.
  - Sabinus 1mo ago
    You know you can configure your browser to hide Twitter links posted here.
    - angoragoats 1mo ago
      Sure, I assume you mean with userscripts or custom CSS. I can’t be bothered; just going to continue to visit the site less.
- massimodeluisa 1mo ago
  to block them? Can you explain the behavior that you expect from X?
  - dare944 1mo ago
    Sorry. I meant, is there any way to block stories on HN that link to Twitter posts?
    - deleted 1mo ago
      [deleted]
rndidoedk 1mo ago
[flagged]
massimodeluisa 1mo ago
It would be much useful IMO if you read and reply to comments there (maybe by filtering verified paying accounts).
ChrisArchitect 1mo ago
Who is running it tho? Like dang and team don't have enough to do here sorting things?
Lockal 1mo ago
FTFY: https://xcancel.com/hackernews/status/2092359322433191997 https://xcancel.com/hackernews/status/2092359322433191997

28 points by n2d4 1mo ago

Good decision, since X posts are now auto translated to users prefer language. And X is still in the top social media in lot of countries.

angoragoats 1mo ago

Anyone got an Xcancel link? Oh wait... Not a great look, YC.

ray_v 1mo ago
As a casual Xcancel user, this is actually the first I'm hearing of this. Wow, what a bummer

ggm 1mo ago

Not to be too Elon like terse but: "Why" (I read the post)

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andsoitis 1mo ago
Presumably because it advances the goals of Hacker News and perhaps YCombinator.
- Ekaros 1mo ago
  Need for traffic? For some purpose I can't come up. Have they run out of marks or something?

BuyLowSellLow 1mo ago

Xcancel shut down after mostly being promoted on HN and now HN makes an official account there? hmmMmmMmmMMMmm

fuzzfactor 1mo ago
"On Monday 24th August at 8PM EST, we received at letter from X Corp. asking to cease and desist the service XCancel. The service XCancel is stopped until further notice. We are seeking legal advice and won't share more details for now. Thank you for the trust you have put in these two years of XCancel."

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kevinfiol 1mo ago

Is there an official Bluesky or Mastodon? Especially after the Nitter cease-and-desist, I have run out of patience for Musk's propaganda machine.

krapp 1mo ago
I know there are HN bots pulling stories to Mastodon but I don't think there's an official instance.
dzhiurgis 1mo ago
IMO there's a lot more propaganda here. Bluesky is completely mental. People crucified X for occasional swastika "art", while Blusky openly promotes communist symbolism that is illegal in good chunk in Europe. Insane.
- kevinfiol 1mo ago
  I don't use Bluesky much, but the software at least is not user-hostile like X.com. I can view threads/posts without logging in, or use alternative clients that support the AT Protocol. As a sidenote, X is rightfully crucified for blatant anti-semitism and Hitler worship all over the site, complemented by Musk's own ridiculous anti-semitic dogwhistling and retweeting misinformation and conspiracy theories. The site is bottom of the barrel /pol/-tier trash. I literally searched "Hitler" seconds ago, and found a thread today full of people adoring him. https://x.com/GrossAdmiral_/status/2092000855750832572 https://x.com/GrossAdmiral_/status/2092000855750832572 https://x.com/truthtroll_X/status/1840440966668579257 https://x.com/truthtroll_X/status/1840440966668579257 https://www.reddit.com/r/GetNoted/comments/1esj9uf/i_dont_think_this_needs_much_explaination/ https://www.reddit.com/r/GetNoted/comments/1esj9uf/i_dont_th... https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/16/elon-musk-antisemitic-tweet-adl https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/16/elon-musk...
- pfraze 1mo ago
  It does?
  - 1mo ago

k310 1mo ago

Hacker News is just trying to light a candle in the darkness. Of a gasoline station.

deleted 1mo ago

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add-sub-mul-div 1mo ago

Haha. It's like creating a MySpace account in... 2026.

barbazoo 1mo ago
> Hello again, world! Has that kinda vibe.

1attice 1mo ago

Capture advances

willmarch 1mo ago

Disappointing to say the least.

zem 1mo ago

timing is everything!

funlang 1mo ago

[flagged]

ChiperSoft 1mo ago

Read the room, YC, jfc

ToyKeeper 1mo ago

Becoming active on Twitter in 2006: sunglasses Becoming active on Twitter in 2016: popcorn Becoming active on Xitter in 2026: red ballcap It makes a statement. Is it a statement you want to make?

GPerson 1mo ago
Are people here really surprised that the techno-capitalist aggregator people would make an account on Elon’s website?

dare944 1mo ago

Won't be reading any twitter post on HN. Is there a convenient way to block them?

angoragoats 1mo ago
I flag and hide every single Twitter post that I see. HN’s code seems to be stuck in the 2000s, so there’s no easy way to automatically block or filter beyond that. To be honest, I just end up coming to this site less than I used to.
- Sabinus 1mo ago
  You know you can configure your browser to hide Twitter links posted here.
  - angoragoats 1mo ago
    Sure, I assume you mean with userscripts or custom CSS. I can’t be bothered; just going to continue to visit the site less.
massimodeluisa 1mo ago
to block them? Can you explain the behavior that you expect from X?
- dare944 1mo ago
  Sorry. I meant, is there any way to block stories on HN that link to Twitter posts?
  - deleted 1mo ago
    [deleted]

rndidoedk 1mo ago

[flagged]

massimodeluisa 1mo ago

It would be much useful IMO if you read and reply to comments there (maybe by filtering verified paying accounts).

ChrisArchitect 1mo ago

Who is running it tho? Like dang and team don't have enough to do here sorting things?

Lockal 1mo ago

FTFY: https://xcancel.com/hackernews/status/2092359322433191997 https://xcancel.com/hackernews/status/2092359322433191997