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Re:A steep rise of Hacker News in Google rankings by peppermint_gum on Sunday February 18, 2024 @11:57PM (#39426364)
On most forums there's no automated system that automatically shadowbans users for using a blacklisted IP.

They also don't quietly remove comments in a way that is invisible to a user for triggering some keyword in AutoModerator or a spam filter. And there are usually no minimum karma or account age requirements for posters.

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Re:A steep rise of Hacker News in Google rankings by HeatrayEnjoyer on Monday February 19, 2024 @01:40PM (#39433145)
> On most forums there's no automated system that automatically shadowbans users for using a blacklisted IP.

Any large site does this. Even HN.

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