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Re:Comment sections are poison: handle with care or remove t... by tim333 on Sunday March 01, 2015 @10:40PM (#9130208)
Well there are usually some authentic comments mixed in. Admittedly some dictatorial regimes appear to employ people to comment in their favour. Iran, N Korea and Russia seem to do that but you can mentally filter them.
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Re:Comment sections are poison: handle with care or remove t... by krapp on Monday March 02, 2015 @11:01AM (#9132423)
From what I've observed on HN at least, people seem to invariably spot propaganda in comments which contradict their politics or biases, but somehow the comments they agree with are always authentic and valid.
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