It is now ok to ask for upvotes on Product Hunt

Hey HN community,

Recently, I've bumped into a lot of posts on FB and Twitter from PH makers who directly ask to upvote for their products with a link. Their voting count on PH was pretty decent varying from 150-600 upvotes and didn't look like they were down in the ratings, but instead, in featured and some even made it to the products of the day.

Why PH moderators and algorithm doesn't track this suspicious activities?

Or is it became "ok" to ask for an upvote directly?

Some examples: https://twitter.com/RivallyApp/status/968891322848436224 https://www.facebook.com/nanuk.coliving/ https://twitter.com/DoshCash/status/969262466701119489 https://twitter.com/reshot_HQ/status/968902211462873088