It doesn't, though. There's also the concept of "free association," which is included in "free speech". Look at it this way: HN is a very heavily moderated boa

It doesn't, though. There's also the concept of "free association," which is included in "free speech". Look at it this way: HN is a very heavily moderated board. There are lots of troll posts and spam posts that get removed, usually pretty quickly. Do you believe that's a good thing, or a bad thing?