Ask HN: What's Going on with the HN Algorithm?

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4 years ago

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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33331697

There are a half dozen Elon/Twitter posts on new with more comments and upvotes. Not a single one is on the front page.

Facebook had a massive dip this week, and it hasn't touched the front page.

Are posts on certain topics being censored or being given limited traction on the front page? These are the two biggest stories in tech this week, but not apparently on HN.

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