Probably the case. Stacker.News generates usage of the lightning network. Idk what else on the internet would cause a tremendous usage of the lightning network.

Do you have any automations in place, to keep the channel balanced? If not, I have heard LNDG is an option for automation, and I'm curious what other automations are available. It's the main reason I haven't kept my node going. What's the point of spending all that time playing with my bitcoin, where I could make a mistake and lose money on building channels and tearing them down. Already have... Curious who knows best on the automation front