TechCrunch Criticism
The cluster centers on users criticizing TechCrunch for poor journalism, sensationalism, and low standards, often dismissing its articles as desperate for clicks or unworthy of linking on Hacker News.
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Sample Comments
Does TechCrunch really do this?
It's TechCrunch, what did you expect? They're not exactly the pinnacle of journalism...
This is Techcrunch we're talking about here, not the New York Times.
I see techcrunch is getting desperate for stories.
It's techcrunch, not journalism.
Why is Techcrunch writing about this?
It's Techcrunch, what else did you expect?
Techcrunch's journalistic integrity being doubted? Naaaaah.
Agreed, looks like techcrunch fishing for a headline.
why not ban techcrunch on the same grounds then ?