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A strange set of starter packs

Conspirador Norteño • 40 implied HN points • 14 Feb 26
đź•ą Technology Network Analysis
  1. An obscure Bluesky account created dozens of themed starter packs—most within an hour—including a “Tech News” pack whose addition matched a sudden surge of new follows to about 27 tech reporters and outlets in October 2025.
  2. Many of the new followers were low-quality or fake accounts: newly created, with few or no posts, plagiarized profile photos, identical link spam, and posts advertising account sales or obvious scams.
  3. The spam followers likely come from multiple operators rather than one single network, and the starter packs appear to have been used or abused to drive bulk follows and scam-related activity on the platform.

Spamtastic T-shirt sales

Conspirador Norteño • 24 implied HN points • 17 Jan 26
đź•ą Technology Network Analysis
  1. A coordinated spam network of at least 31 newly created Bluesky accounts posted and amplified identical T‑shirt ads.
  2. The accounts all use female first/last name formats, follow users in large batches, and mostly rally around one low‑activity account that also promotes the same shirts.
  3. They recycle just two plagiarized profile photos and run on an external host (myatproto.social), making them clearly inauthentic astroturfing rather than real users.

Love, happiness, blessings, and spam

Conspirador Norteño • 32 implied HN points • 16 Mar 24
đź•ą Technology Network Analysis
  1. Spam accounts use repetitive and fake positive messages to amplify content, making it appear more popular than it actually is.
  2. Researchers are now facing difficulties in mapping out spam account networks due to limitations in data access.
  3. Spam network accounts use GAN-generated faces and peculiar vowels in account names, creating an association with suspended spam networks.

Navigating the Avalanche: An Introduction to the Avalanche Network

Coin Metrics' State of the Network • 0 implied HN points • 13 Feb 24
đź•ą Technology Network Analysis
  1. Avalanche is a blockchain network with unique architecture and features like subnets, making it versatile for a wide range of applications like DeFi and gaming.
  2. The AVAX token is central to Avalanche, used for transaction fees, network security through staking, and has shown notable success with market capitalization peaking at $30B.
  3. Avalanche's consensus mechanism, called Avalanche Consensus, is structured to handle high throughput with fast transaction speeds, enhanced scalability, and a permissionless approach different from traditional blockchains.
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