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Not for political speech. One is not like the other.

• krapp 6y ago
  Depends on your definition of "political speech." People have been flagged and banned for anti-semitic and racist speech as well as "nationalistic flamewar," all of which are linked with politics which get people deplatformed elsewhere.
  • asdf21 6y ago
    It's "ideological flamewar" Somehow it's only an issue when you're conservative / libertarian / anti-communist. Feel free to ramble on about how great bigger government and universal basic income are endlessly without consequence.
    • krapp 6y ago
      Show us on the doll where the mean mods hurt you, asdf21...
  • EdSharkey 6y ago
    Even so, while I disagree with banning happening on hn, it is usually prefaced with warnings about the rules of the site by the moderators. There's decent human beings at least trying to keep the peace here and steer discussions back on-topic. That is NOT what's happening on Twitter. Rules are not evenly applied based on politics. #acab is just fine but the gentle ribbing of "learn to code" is suspension and ban-worthy. All depends on which group's butt is being made to hurt.