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Re:Weird HN hack by greenyoda on Tuesday July 03, 2018 @02:33AM (#17448024)
Yes, lots of people spam HN with links promoting various off-topic sites (gambling, escort services, sports videos, etc.).

These usually get killed very quickly, and the users/sites end up getting banned by the moderators.

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Re:Weird HN hack by newsapp-io on Tuesday July 03, 2018 @02:41AM (#17448044)
Yes, exactly and HN should take few more steps against it.
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Re:Weird HN hack by greenyoda on Tuesday July 03, 2018 @02:50AM (#17448075)
What additional steps would you suggest?
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Re:Weird HN hack by bausshf on Tuesday July 03, 2018 @07:12AM (#17449201)
To send rotten fruits by mail to their business address.
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Re:Weird HN hack by Petrakis on Tuesday July 03, 2018 @07:56AM (#17449400)
There are also services that ship poop from the animal of your choice (from their catalog)

He was probably refering to automatize the removal, with crawlers or so.

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