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sneak on May 2, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Leaked Pitch Deck Reveals How Foursquare Plans To ...

I didn't know that Gawker was banned from HN. Was a reason given, or can one be reasonably inferred?

est on May 2, 2013 | [–]

Gawker is also banned on many sub-reddits. Maybe this?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/oct/16/reddit-gawk...

http://www.dailydot.com/news/gawker-reddit-banned-adrian-che...

JoachimSchipper on May 2, 2013 | | [–]

I'm almost certain that Gawker had already been banned for months if not years at that point.

coloneltcb on May 2, 2013 | | | [–]

yea, it's been a while

hkmurakami on May 2, 2013 | [–]

usually due to overdoing promotional link submissions.

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