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Re:Google Preemptively Banned Hundreds of Millions of 'Pirat... by ToValueFunfetti on Sunday September 03, 2023 @06:57PM (#37375428)
We're discouraged from discussing downvotes, but I have seen a lot of totally innocuous comments get greyed out lately. I'm suspicious that some are deliberately abusing the feature. I wouldn't worry about it.
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Re:Google Preemptively Banned Hundreds of Millions of 'Pirat... by Baeocystin on Sunday September 03, 2023 @08:28PM (#37376006)
FWIW, I've noticed an uptick of that, too. Not sure what to make of it.
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Re:Google Preemptively Banned Hundreds of Millions of 'Pirat... by Sabinus on Sunday September 03, 2023 @10:28PM (#37376579)
There's been an influx of users since the Reddit snafu, I think they're just settling in. Might just be my perception, but I've seen the tone of the average comment shift a bit.
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Re:Google Preemptively Banned Hundreds of Millions of 'Pirat... by Baeocystin on Sunday September 03, 2023 @10:31PM (#37376592)
I didn't make that connection until you mentioned it, but it makes sense. I bet you're right.
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