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dang ◴[] No.42151366[source]
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rc00 ◴[] No.42155859[source]
Is there going to be a plan for this blatant PR campaign and site manipulation? Is this not against HN's terms?
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consumer451 ◴[] No.42155881[source]
There is a seismic shift happening, involving millions of users.

Also, this is a seemingly great underdog story. First open source app to top the App Store, a tiny scrappy team of protocol nerds takes on the most powerful people in the world...

What leads you to believe that people posting about this is not organic?

Anecdotally, I have submitted a few stories about Bluesky, and I am paid nothing.

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bravetraveler ◴[] No.42155933[source]
Not the person you're asking, but my answer: VC funding. A bit ironic to say given the website we're on... but the benefits are there for the taking. Also: a decentralized service that isn't, actually, that decentralized.

The same reasons I see manipulation, I also see legitimate moves. It's loaded as can be. The iron is extremely hot given Elmo and everything with the election.

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consumer451 ◴[] No.42155943[source]
This entire conversation breaks HN guidelines about meta/moderation.. but if anything, I believe that some recent Bsky posts have been getting kicked down the rankings by mods, a bit.
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1. bravetraveler ◴[] No.42155965[source]
I'm not really making any judgements on their moderation, just stating that it's a certainty that every angle is true. Big world.

Some posts are genuine, some are fake. Some of the grass is real, some is astroturf. This isn't the first campaign, it's stupid to debate.

To close on a more positive note, we are the most-effective moderators