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If HN removed your comment it could be seen as an exhibit A. But you being downvoted has nothing to do with free speech, you’re still allowed to say what you wa
by woutr_be 6y ago
If HN removed your comment it could be seen as an exhibit A. But you being downvoted has nothing to do with free speech, you’re still allowed to say what you wanted, but if people disagree, they have the right to downvote you.
- throw_away892 6y agoExcept I (throwawei) had to login to another account (this one) to reply you as the downvotes triggered some soft ban limit on the account from replying/commenting. So much for free speech... I would post photos holding today's newspaper to prove ownership of both accounts. Probably not worth the trouble anyway
- woutr_be 6y agoYou got banned because some automated system might’ve concluded you were a bot or spam account. You didn’t get banned because of the context of your speech. (At least not to my knowledge)
- throwawei369 6y agoOh. How convenient this automated system concluded I was a bot right immediately after the above comment received downvotes... I checked and there's no mention anywhere on HN guidelines about bans/limitations. This info should be made available to users. Anyway maybe am asking too much from HN....