Meta: In the last few weeks I've noticed that articles about the recent college protests trending up on HN, only to be flagged and vanish. I'm struggling to un

Meta: In the last few weeks I've noticed that articles about the recent college protests trending up on HN, only to be flagged and vanish. I'm struggling to understand why these articles should be flagged and removed, rather than downvoted or debated in the comments. Thoughts?