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While I don't think anyone would mistake that for actual Shakespeare, it's still pretty mindblowing - what's with "mark on the North" though? (I found a page online about the play Richard III that did use that phrase, but can't see any other connection...)

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Maybe it's supposed to mean an "upvote"?

Could be reaching for a poetic descriptor of the domain of HN’s influence: There’s quite a bit of advocacy and scholarly material that metaphorically divides the world into a rich North and a poor South.

So it’s politely observing that HN doesn’t care about the Global South.

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