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Sad seeing the parent comment getting flagged. Censorship by flagging a very real problem on HN, but from what I can tell its mainly the users abusing it not th
by fatsdomino001 5y ago
Sad seeing the parent comment getting flagged. Censorship by flagging a very real problem on HN, but from what I can tell its mainly the users abusing it not the mod team who are generally well-balanced.
- bopbeepboop 5y agoI’m actually shadowbanned, so all my comments are automatically flagged. My opinions are an “inherent flame war”, according to HN mods — even when I state them calmly and carefully cite sources. It’s not that individuals on HN believe this individual comment is bad — the leadership of HN is trying to silence my views to shape the community’s thoughts. I continue to post anyway, to slowly spread awareness of how HN uses shadowbans to suppress “wrongthink”.
- ta8645 5y agoYeah, I don't think of a fair moderation system as censorship. Groups of people should have the freedom to keep a discussion focused on whatever they desire. Still, it's disappointing just how easy it is for us to be completely blind to things that go against our own preferences, even when they're blindingly obvious to others.
- fatsdomino001 5y agoI agree it's so easy not to see our own biases reflected in our own censorship actions. We all have blind spots, but censoring parts of a discussion simply because you don't like them isn't healthy.