Ask HN: Is HN a ‘healthy online community’? I’m doing a case study for a class

Re:Ask HN: Is HN a ‘healthy online community’? I’m doing a c... by whatsmyusername on Friday March 27, 2020 @03:04PM (#22705792)

"community" is a stretch considering the amount of astroturfing that goes on here.

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Re:Ask HN: Is HN a ‘healthy online community’? I’m doing a c... by Minor49er on Friday March 27, 2020 @04:26PM (#22706526)

Very true. I'd suggest the OP to look up the video on how Israel uses teams to edit Wikipedia articles to put their territory in a positive light as a good starting point. Also check out this page on Cryptome about forum spies. They are still very much out there and more organized and financed now than ever before. Most people don't pay attention to these things: https://cryptome.org/2012/07/gent-forum-spies.htm

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Re:Ask HN: Is HN a ‘healthy online community’? I’m doing a c... by sankalpb on Saturday March 28, 2020 @02:21PM (#22713116)

thanks, will you tell me more about the 'astroturfing' at HN?

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