https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1503.05414/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9270092urn:hackerpapers:mention:1503.05414:9270092Thu, 26 Mar 2015 15:01:51 GMT<p>Abstract: &quot;Social networks help to bond people who share similar interests all over the world. As a complement, the Facebook &quot;Like&quot; button is an efficient tool that bonds people with the online information. People click on the &quot;Like&quot; button to express their fondness of a particular piece of information and in turn tend to visit webpages with high &quot;Like&quot; count. The important fact of the Like count is that it reflects the number of actual users who &quot;liked&quot; this information. However, according to our study, one can easily exploit the defects of the &quot;Like&quot; button to counterfeit a high &quot;Like&quot;…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1503.05414/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.SIhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9267730urn:hackerpapers:submission:1503.05414:9267730Thu, 26 Mar 2015 03:53:20 GMT<p>A Comprehensive Study of the Flaws of the Facebook Like System [pdf]</p><p></p><p>34 points; 5 discussion replies on HN. <a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1503.05414/">Paper and source history</a>. A submission is not an endorsement.</p>cs.SI