Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to the most common questions about hubben.net.
General
hubben.net is a Norwegian community hub for sharing links, following the news, and keeping up with what other members are reading and thinking about. Content is driven by the community, not by algorithms.
hubben.net is a one-person side project — built and run with no company, investors, or agenda behind it. Just someone who wanted a useful community space to exist.
Yes, completely. No ads, no subscriptions, no premium tiers — now or planned.
News is pulled automatically from RSS feeds across a range of Norwegian and international sources. Members can also submit links from their own reading.
Each news article gets a short AI-generated summary powered by Anthropic's Claude. It's there to give you the gist at a glance without having to open every article.
Account
Click "Register" in the top navigation, fill in the form, and confirm your email address. That's it — you're in.
Click "Submit Link" in the navigation, paste the URL, and fill in the title and category. Any registered member can submit links — no approval queue.
Logged-in members can upvote or downvote links and news articles. Votes affect the trending ranking, so good content rises naturally.
Registered members can send private messages to each other. Messages are only visible to the sender and recipient — nobody else can read them.
Click "Forgot password?" on the login page and we'll send a reset link to your email.
Use the contact page and describe what happened and which page you were on. Bug reports are genuinely appreciated.