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Re:Meta's memo to employees rolling back DEI programs by simoncion on Friday January 10, 2025 @03:56PM (#42660101)
> (it appears I've been blocked from replying here so:...

You probably haven't been blocked, you've probably run into one of the rumored "conversation slower-downer' mechanisms.

If you select the specific comment that you wish to reply to so that it opens in a page on its own, you should be able to reply to that comment.

Re:Meta's memo to employees rolling back DEI programs by pests on Friday January 10, 2025 @04:00PM (#42660154)
Rumored? It’s a very real thing.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16020089

> We tend to call it the 'overheated discussion detector' these days, since it detects more than flamewars.

> Scott and I get emailed every time that software trips so we can quickly look at which threads are being penalized and reverse the penalty when it isn't helpful

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