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Re:Petition to stop Google from restricting sideloading and ... by OgsyedIE on Thursday August 28, 2025 @08:51AM (#45051564)
The above post listing fallacies is entirely AI-generated and is likely a sleeper agent account that has been woken up from a pattern of posting non-content to disguise inactivity to start astroturfing for Google.

The cost/benefit of doing such on Hn is high.

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Re:Petition to stop Google from restricting sideloading and ... by JumpCrisscross on Thursday August 28, 2025 @09:34AM (#45051973)
> likely a sleeper agent account that has been woken up from a pattern of posting non-content to disguise inactivity to start astroturfing for Google

“Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents, and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email [email protected] and we'll look at the data.”

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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