Hacker News now has an active (official) X account(twitter.com)
19 pointsby n2d45 hours ago16 comments
  • dare9446 minutes ago
    Won't be reading any twitter post on HN.

    Is there a convenient way to block them?

  • khiem27943 hours ago
    Good decision, since X posts are now auto translated to users prefer language. And X is still in the top social media in lot of countries.
  • k3104 hours ago
    Hacker News is just trying to light a candle in the darkness.

    Of a gasoline station.

  • kevinfiol4 hours ago
    Is there an official Bluesky or Mastodon? Especially after the Nitter cease-and-desist, I have run out of patience for Musk's propaganda machine.
    • krapp4 hours ago
      I know there are HN bots pulling stories to Mastodon but I don't think there's an official instance.
  • BuyLowSellLow4 hours ago
    Xcancel shut down after mostly being promoted on HN and now HN makes an official account there?

    hmmMmmMmmMMMmm

    • fuzzfactor4 hours ago
      "On Monday 24th August at 8PM EST, we received at letter from X Corp. asking to cease and desist the service XCancel. The service XCancel is stopped until further notice. We are seeking legal advice and won't share more details for now. Thank you for the trust you have put in these two years of XCancel."
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  • zem2 hours ago
    timing is everything!
  • funlang2 hours ago
    Well done, I will follow ...
  • ggm5 hours ago
    Not to be too Elon like terse but:

    "Why"

    (I read the post)

    • andsoitis4 hours ago
      Presumably because it advances the goals of Hacker News and perhaps YCombinator.
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  • ToyKeeperan hour ago
    Becoming active on Twitter in 2006: sunglasses

    Becoming active on Twitter in 2016: popcorn

    Becoming active on Xitter in 2026: red ballcap

    It makes a statement. Is it a statement you want to make?

  • add-sub-mul-div4 hours ago
    Haha. It's like creating a MySpace account in... 2026.
    • barbazoo4 hours ago
      > Hello again, world!

      Has that kinda vibe.

  • ChiperSoft2 hours ago
    Read the room, YC, jfc
  • 1attice4 hours ago
    Capture advances
  • willmarch3 hours ago
    Disappointing to say the least.
  • angoragoats3 hours ago
    Anyone got an Xcancel link? Oh wait...

    Not a great look, YC.

    • ray_v2 hours ago
      As a casual Xcancel user, this is actually the first I'm hearing of this. Wow, what a bummer
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