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Threads about censorship consistently remind me that HN is no different than any other social media platform, subject to users pushing various agendas and misin
by void_mint 5y ago
Threads about censorship consistently remind me that HN is no different than any other social media platform, subject to users pushing various agendas and misinformation in support of those agendas.
There's nothing wrong with private businesses removing content they don't deem appropriate. There is also nothing wrong with silencing users obviously lying. Thinking differently totally misunderstands social media as a medium.
- SV_BubbleTime 5y agoClassic way to misunderstand the problem. When “the private business” is a group so large and dominant in their field that they can stop threats by absorbing them, lawsuits, or other tactics, they aren’t just “a private company” anymore. Your comment reeks of someone who doesn’t think it will ever be themselves that will be censored.
- void_mint 5y ago> Classic way to misunderstand the problem. I could same the same about yours. > Your comment reeks of someone who doesn’t think it will ever be themselves that will be censored. Not super concerned with social media posts being taken down, no, as that's always been happening. Websites moderate their content. What's the surprise? Also amusing name.