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"If someone feels that HN's moderation policy is such a social ill as to warrant YCombinator's destruction, do I still have to abide by it when replying to them
by SavageBeast 6y ago
"If someone feels that HN's moderation policy is such a social ill as to warrant YCombinator's destruction, do I still have to abide by it when replying to them?"
^^ Your words - not mine.
When HN takes action to remove unproductive or incorrect comments on posts its called "Moderation".
When a media organization "Moderates" a US newspaper by locking their account over a political story its called "Censorship".
- closeparen 6y agoHN moderation is an example of a tech company controlling what is shown on its infrastructure, and also depends on Section 230 protection. “Unproductive and incorrect” is not patently unlawful, so censoring it would open YC to liability for everything posted here, under your proposal.