Poland shoots down drones in its airspace during Russian attack on Ukraine

Re:Poland shoots down drones in its airspace during Russian ... by iyn on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @04:53AM (#45195044)

I think you raise a valid point and I've seen it multiple times already that links/stories about Israel's crimes tend to be flagged on HN and not shown to most users. I don't have a good explanation.

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Re:Poland shoots down drones in its airspace during Russian ... by seszett on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @06:11AM (#45195545)

> I don't have a good explanation.

Russians are somewhat shut off from the Internet and HN is blocked there as far as I know. And although polls say they support the war, it seems more like passive support/apathy than an active support of their government.

On the other hand, Israel does not significantly censor the Internet and the Israeli citizens largely support their government, so it makes sense they influence the rankings disproportionately compared to Russians.

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Re:Poland shoots down drones in its airspace during Russian ... by drysine on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @03:29PM (#45202478)

>HN is blocked there as far as I know

No, it is not

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Re:Poland shoots down drones in its airspace during Russian ... by jacquesm on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @05:03AM (#45195113)

So are stories about Russian attacks on Ukraine. This one is the exception so far and likely only because it involves a NATO member. And I still wouldn't be surprised if it got flagged.

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Re:Poland shoots down drones in its airspace during Russian ... by krapp on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @07:01AM (#45195940)

It's a relatively slow thread without an obviously provocative title, that's probably the only reason it hasn't been flagged yet.

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Re:Poland shoots down drones in its airspace during Russian ... by gxnxcxcx on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @09:28AM (#45197341)

Tech and the occupation of Palestinian territories have enough overlap to warrant organic self-interested flagging, and that isn't even accounting for any coordinated or state-sponsored activity.

Most people don't like seeing their employment, the stock they hold or their retirement plans stained by this kind of shit hitting the fan. It's one thing to let some token CEO boogeyman catch some flak every now and then, and another thing to be made aware of your own complicity by holding MSFT or HPQ or whatever.

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