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Tell HN: You can get ghostbanned for mentioning certain “unpersons.”

Pardon the throwaway account. I have a good reason.About a week ago, I linked to an essay on AI written by someone who made a few people look bad, a long time ago, and got himself un-personed here a few years ago. The essay didn’t hit on any of his “touchy” topics and was inoffensive. I didn’t even name him. I just linked to it.Anyway, I used an alt account for this and I’m glad I did because...

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