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Re:Finland to end "uncontrolled human experiment" with ban o... by hackyhacky on Saturday January 31, 2026 @03:21PM (#46840413)
> Hacker News has plenty of its own echo chamber, no different to any other social environment.

Sure, but fwiw the HN echo chamber is organic. People choose to interact with people who have similar opinions, as they have since forever.

In contrast, the echo chamber on HN, Tiktok, FB, etc is architected specifically to drive engagement. You are shown more of the content that you react to, so that you won't leave.

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Re:Finland to end "uncontrolled human experiment" with ban o... by edoceo on Saturday January 31, 2026 @03:45PM (#46840647)
Typo on second mention of HN?
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Re:Finland to end "uncontrolled human experiment" with ban o... by mike_hearn on Sunday February 01, 2026 @05:47AM (#46845190)
It's not at all organic. There's lots of flag killing and shadow banning on HN to suppress opinions, mostly anything that hints of right wing stuff. It mostly works, too.
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Re:Finland to end "uncontrolled human experiment" with ban o... by hackyhacky on Sunday February 01, 2026 @12:16PM (#46847630)
No, they block political stuff because this is not the place for political stuff.

Stop playing the victim.

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