Is YCombinator astroturfing now?

by richm44on 12/4/2015, 8:51 PMwith 2 comments

Is it new that news.ycombinator is including what seem to be paid adverts like https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10678405 that allow no ability to comment etc. without distinguishing them from content being submitted via the normal process? Have I just not being paying enough attention to spot the astroturfing? Anyone know why these adverts aren't being flagged as such?

by minimaxiron 12/4/2015, 8:53 PM

You have not been paying enough attention.

Y Combinator startups have been allowed to post job listings for years.

Granted, the ones for stealth startups are annoying.