Twitter disables likes or comments on Substack? (opens in new tab)

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80 pointsthomgo2y ago13 comments

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Welp, "copy from China" has begun, shadowbanning out link to competitor sites has been standard tactics in China SNS circle(QQ/WeChat/Weibo/Xiaohongshu/Tiktok).

I think it's due for U.S. tech company to learn a thing or two from the dark pattern in China.

toomuchtodo2y ago

This is just your run of the mill antitrust/anticompetitive behavior of a struggling firm. If you can’t compete, build a moat.

https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/report-antitrust-violation

burn_cycle2y ago

I saw the announcement yesterday for 'Substack Notes', which is clearly inspired by Twitter, and thought to myself that these companies are going to clash sometime in the future. Pretty outrageous reaction, lol.

Firmwarrior2y ago

Wow, sure enough: "Some actions on this Tweet have been disabled by Twitter."

Good luck with that approach, Twitter..

rhyme-boss2y ago

How does that improve the experience of using Twitter?

rsynnott2y ago

The grateful userbase is spared from being exposed to websites which Dear Leader has deemed unworthy, one assumes.

Nah, really, the answer is "what does the experience of using Twitter have to do with anything"?

jordanreger2y ago

Good thing Substack is making their own Twitter... lol

honkler2y ago

because substack is bringing out "Notes" – something that serves the same purpose as Twitter.

PS: @Dang, this post should be much higher on the front page.

whateveracct2y ago

Why "should" it be? Do you think there's some sort of downvote brigading going on suppressing it?

Firmwarrior2y ago

I was pawing around deep in the third or fourth page off the main one when I ran across this, and was really surprised to find out it hadn't gone viral even though it proved to be true

I don't think there's anything wrong with it being unpopular, though. Personally, I hate Twitter and don't care if it lives or dies. But a lot of HackerNews readers seem really invested in the site and smaller news than this has dominated the front page before

byyll2y ago

Nothing is suppressed. I see stories about Elon Musk/Twitter every day on HN basically. If anything it's the opposite of suppressed.

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honkler2y ago

No, sometimes important posts slip past by. And I made this comment when this post was not on the front page.

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doomleika2y ago

Welp, "copy from China" has begun, shadowbanning out link to competitor sites has been standard tactics in China SNS circle(QQ/WeChat/Weibo/Xiaohongshu/Tiktok).

I think it's due for U.S. tech company to learn a thing or two from the dark pattern in China.

toomuchtodo2y ago

This is just your run of the mill antitrust/anticompetitive behavior of a struggling firm. If you can’t compete, build a moat.

https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/report-antitrust-violation

burn_cycle2y ago

Firmwarrior2y ago

Wow, sure enough: "Some actions on this Tweet have been disabled by Twitter."

Good luck with that approach, Twitter..

rhyme-boss2y ago

How does that improve the experience of using Twitter?

rsynnott2y ago

The grateful userbase is spared from being exposed to websites which Dear Leader has deemed unworthy, one assumes.

Nah, really, the answer is "what does the experience of using Twitter have to do with anything"?

jordanreger2y ago

Good thing Substack is making their own Twitter... lol

honkler2y ago

because substack is bringing out "Notes" – something that serves the same purpose as Twitter.

PS: @Dang, this post should be much higher on the front page.

whateveracct2y ago

Why "should" it be? Do you think there's some sort of downvote brigading going on suppressing it?

Firmwarrior2y ago

I was pawing around deep in the third or fourth page off the main one when I ran across this, and was really surprised to find out it hadn't gone viral even though it proved to be true

byyll2y ago

Nothing is suppressed. I see stories about Elon Musk/Twitter every day on HN basically. If anything it's the opposite of suppressed.

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honkler2y ago

No, sometimes important posts slip past by. And I made this comment when this post was not on the front page.

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