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Ask HN: What makes you register on a website?

A Hacker News user asks what motivates people to register on a website, citing the challenge of building trust amid a surge of AI-generated sites.

read1 min views20 publishedJun 26, 2026

| |||||||||||| 2 points by | One of the biggest challenges for B2C founders is gaining trust on their platforms. Especially in recent months, a bunch of obviously AI-generated websites have been developed, but people are still registering. So, I want to know when you enter a site, what encourages you to create an account? | ||||||||||| |

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