Nazis on Hacker News

The cluster focuses on accusations of neo-Nazi sympathizers, Nazis, and their defenders present on Hacker News, including debates over moderation, bans, and platform guidelines.

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Sample Comments

legodt Nov 20, 2016 View on HN

why are there so many neo-nazi sympathizers on hackernews...

rodgerd Nov 16, 2017 View on HN

Unfortunately HN has apparently become a haven for Nazi sympathisers.

RpmReviver Nov 8, 2024 View on HN

The people claiming he's a nazi

bitwize Dec 25, 2021 View on HN

Can we please not promote neo-Nazis (s*ckless) or their software on HN?

DonHopkins Feb 2, 2023 View on HN

Please stop: posting fulminating Nazi threats is against Hacker News guidelines.https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

praulv Jul 22, 2017 View on HN

This user is a repeated defender of nazism - how is this permitted on a civilised forum like HN?

tkel Mar 14, 2025 View on HN

Another day, another nazi on HN

_-david-_ Sep 16, 2021 View on HN

Let's take your logic and apply it to HN.There are some Nazis here. If you do not stop posting here you are associating with Nazis. Since you post here you are either a Nazi or Nazi sympathizer.

ptah Mar 28, 2019 View on HN

interesting 180 degree turn for them. will they also stop banning people for calling out nazis?

fallingknife Sep 4, 2021 View on HN

Nothing. You are just on a forum that is populated mostly by people on the left of the political spectrum in the US, and you alluded to fact that contradicts their current moral panic about the danger of "Nazi" groups in the US. And, yes, they are much rarer.