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pretty sure Twitter, Facebook, MSM, college campuses across the US, etc... already have censorship covered... otherwise would be funny ;)

Toptal is now auto-spamming the web for “affiliates”

If the freelance world wasn't doomed enough already after oDesk merged with eLance into Upwork (https://collegetimes.co/upwork-sucks/) ... now Toptal, the "exclusive" freelance agency that claims to screen its freelancers and maintain high ethics is aggressively spamming the web to get more agencies to promote their services, promising an astounding $2000.00 per referral (with absolutely zero...

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Re:Sorry, kids: A real movement needs more than hurt feelings on Tuesday November 17, 2015 @12:59AM (#10579418)
its a fair point though not sure its purposefully manipulative as many magazines like The Atlantic for example try to give voice to various sides of an issue, even before the internet and click-bait existed... then you have "extremists" like Slate who can spin every single story to their far-left wing schedule no matter what, even when it makes absolutely no sense
Re:How We Sold Our Startup in 30 Days on Monday November 16, 2015 @02:17PM (#10576451)
how much spam from Medium can HN take? or are YC investors complacent?
how does this have 4 upvotes in less than 1 minute? its ridiculous how rigged HN has become... just like reddit

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