I don't think it's a "conspiracy," but HN has many means of opaque moderation (shadowbans, slowbans, arbitrary score penalties to control the front page), and t

I don't think it's a "conspiracy," but HN has many means of opaque moderation (shadowbans, slowbans, arbitrary score penalties to control the front page), and they continue to be applied with no accountability. We play here at the mercy of capricious Gods.