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Re:'Lavender': The AI machine directing Israel's bombing spr... by ykonstant on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @12:15PM (#39919324)
Not in this instance, I assume. People flagging too much can result in shadowbanning, but perhaps the mods think that flagging posts that might host heated political-religious discussion is ok (even if they don't have such discussion, and even if they are on-topic for HN).

I also don't think there is a way to complain about abusing flags other than emailing the mods; I have no clue about the effectiveness of this complaint.

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Re:'Lavender': The AI machine directing Israel's bombing spr... by oefrha on Thursday April 04, 2024 @08:22AM (#39929489)
I have emailed many time over the years. Got a response from dang every single time. Several accounts lost vouching privileges thanks to my emails, among other things — they were vouching clearly guidelines-breaking crap, I drew dang’s attention, and they were penalized. So, if you have a concern, just email.
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