Hacker News with Generative AI: User Behavior

Why is PostHog so in vogue? (ycombinator.com)
I've noticed lately that a LOT of sites are using PostHog. Until now, I've never seen that many websites use it. Is there a reason why or is it just the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon?
Password reuse is rampant: nearly half of observed user logins are compromised (cloudflare.com)
Based on Cloudflare's observed traffic between September - November 2024, 41% of successful logins across websites protected by Cloudflare involve compromised passwords.
Reddit will warn users who repeatedly upvote banned content (theverge.com)
Reddit will now issue warnings to users who “upvote several pieces of content banned for violating our policies” within “a certain timeframe,” starting first with violent content, the company announced on Wednesday.
Small study suggests dark mode doesn't save much power for human reasons (arstechnica.com)
Analysis of Product Hunt products from 2014 to 2021 (components.one)
This report is the result of an analysis of Product Hunt from 2014 to 2021, including 76,822 products and 397,067 user profiles. Among its findings is that users who promote productivity apps and users who promote games are the least likely to be the same people, among any pair of categories.
75% of Facebook shares are made without reading the content (psypost.org)
A new study has found that most social media users share links without clicking on them first, relying only on headlines and short summaries.
Annoyed Redditors tanking Google results illustrates perils of AI scrapers (arstechnica.com)
A trend on Reddit that sees Londoners giving false restaurant recommendations in order to keep their favorites clear of tourists and social media influencers highlights the inherent flaws of Google Search’s reliance on Reddit and Google's AI Overview.
Ask HN: Have you built something that users have become addicted to or overused? (ycombinator.com)
Have you (or your company) created a product, such as a toy or software, that led to unintended user consequences?
Have ‘hobby’ apps become the new social networks? (theguardian.com)
Millions are rejecting the culture-war hotspots of the major social media sites in favour of apps dedicated to activities they enjoy, while bonding with their fellow users
Have Twitter quitters found what they are looking for on other networks? (theguardian.com)
Two months of feed reader behavior analysis (rachelbythebay.com)
Some early results for feed reader behavior monitoring (rachelbythebay.com)
Ask HN: Time to discourage "I asked ChatGPT" comments? (ycombinator.com)
So many feed readers, so many behaviors (rachelbythebay.com)
The internet is overflowing with bad content. Users are fighting back (greyenlightenment.com)
Ask HN: Why are comments here overwhelmingly critical? (ycombinator.com)
Firefox Power User Keeps 7,400 Browser Tabs Open for 2 Years (pcmag.com)
Ask HN: Roughly what % of your SaaS users is most active? (ycombinator.com)