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		cromka on Nov 13, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Chinese embassy lobbies U.S. business to oppose Ch... You can only downvote on HN after you've acquired enough karma yourself. Bots can't do sh* here, thank you very much.

intricatedetail on Nov 13, 2021 | [–]

Do you think PR agencies don't maintain such accounts?

scollet on Nov 13, 2021 | | [–]

Amazing.

Der_Einzige on Nov 13, 2021 | [–]

Significant amounts of HN accounts with enough karma to downvote exist which are owned by bot farms.

cromka on Nov 15, 2021 | [–]

If you know they're significant, then you must know which they are? Did you report it to admin? Or you just speculate?

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