Ask HN: Why HN dosen't have bot problem?

I always admired simplicity of this website. With that simplicity, I am wondering how they protect against bots spamming?

4 points | by solarpunk_enthu 1 hour ago

3 comments

  • PaulHoule 1 hour ago
    Turn on the "showdead" flag in your profile -- you'll see a lot of articles get [dead] the instant they are submitted. That's one countermeasure. If somebody starts at zero karma and submits nothing but links to one site everything they quickly have that happen to their posts.
  • toomuchtodo 1 hour ago
    Human mods and robust anti abuse logic.
  • rationalist 5 minutes ago
    Nice try bot spammer /s