https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1504.01383/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9697378urn:hackerpapers:mention:1504.01383:9697378Thu, 11 Jun 2015 03:46:39 GMT<p>I do not know about this specific case (looking at the subreddits I truly doubt it is an example) but there are examples of systems using anti-harrassment as a means to censor particular groups, links, and ideas. With a title like &quot;&#x27;Troll hunting&#x27; algorithm could make web a better place&quot; (http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-04/14/google-algori...) this algorithm seems like a true boon. It&#x27;s only slightly suspicious (and can easily be explained away) that two of the three websites used in its study were political websites. You&#x27;d have to be pretty zany to leap to the conclusion that the…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1504.01383/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.CL