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Is there a reason why this was flagged? I'm a bit incredulous here, because topics discussing how YouTube censors people (even tangentially) can spark a massiv
by fzeroracer 7y ago
Is there a reason why this was flagged?
I'm a bit incredulous here, because topics discussing how YouTube censors people (even tangentially) can spark a massive discussion which isn't flagged and buried, but ones about the harms of some conspiracies spread on YouTube seem to be buried immediately.
If HN wants to really be a site that advocates for intellectual curiosity and sunlight being the best disinfectant, then harmful and anti-scientific beliefs should be exposed, discussed and challenged.
- dragontamer 7y agoI also am very curious why this topic was flagged. I don't see anything particularly off topic here, or obviously wrong.
- dang 7y agoUsers flagged it, no doubt because it doesn't gratify intellectual curiosity, which makes it off topic for HN. See https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html. Battling "harmful and anti-scientific beliefs" may be an important thing to do, but it isn't about curiosity, and frankly it brings out shallow comments and ugly sentiments in internet forums.