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HN allows Tor access. I don't know about account creation, though. I suppose that it might create shadowbanned accounts.


  wx13p 7 hours ago [dead] [-]
  It works.
Apparently not.


Yes, that account was automatically shadowbanned.

But someone did a manual override.

I am impressed. HN does allow throwaway accounts, when necessary to post anonymously. And making that possible via Tor is admirable. There's certainly potential for abuse. I see occasional spam, and angry insults, but nowhere near as much as one might expect. Which suggests either that shadowbanning works well enough, or efficient moderation.


It works.




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