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Hacker News avoids political discussion, would this mean a site like hacker news(assuming it’s big enough) couldn’t moderate heated political discussion as off

Hacker News avoids political discussion, would this mean a site like hacker news(assuming it’s big enough) couldn’t moderate heated political discussion as off topic? Im curious how this would apply to Reddit, will there just be constant brigading of the political forums? Ironically as others have pointed out this will probably have a severe chilling effect on speech.

efitz 4y ago
There’s political discussion all over hacker news, in the comments.
- mikkergp 4y ago
  Yes but new posts are often closed as overly heated/off topic.
- encryptluks2 4y ago
  It is often one sided. As soon as you say something that doesn't fall into line, like against the monarchy, then you get censored.
  - mikkergp 4y ago
    On hacker news the overwhelmingly hardcore libertarian forum? I could see that. I don’t see a lot of progressive discussion here
    - disgruntledphd2 4y ago
      The political views of HN vary wildly depending on both the subject and the thread. People tend to notice either their own opinions or the opposite much more though.
  - rvz 4y ago
    > As soon as you say something that doesn't fall into line, like against the monarchy, then you get censored. Or anything crypto-related. The HN 'anti-crypto squad' will flag, downvote and censor anyone that talks about it or attempts to defend it.
surfpel 4y ago
> …banning or censoring users based on "viewpoint,"… There are many offenses that are not strictly viewpoint. Unruly behavior could be one of those.
- mikkergp 4y ago
  True but big tech’s policies have always been based on behavior, not viewpoint. The question becomes how will that be ultimately adjudicated.
ranger_danger 4y ago
> Hacker News avoids political discussion Yet look what we're doing right now.
chillfox 4y ago
Hacker News is full of political discussions all the time. In fact politics usually gets some of the most comments.
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LinkLink 4y ago
A bit of a stupid question, if political content isn't allowed then what content is there to discriminate on a political basis of?
- mikkergp 4y ago
  But isn’t disallowing political content discrimination once the post is flagged and deleted? I guess what happens if we allow discussions of SOPA but not bit a gay marriage bill, again it may be relatively easily grockable to an HN user, but a court? What if HN had to go to court every time they flagged a political post.
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efitz 4y ago

There’s political discussion all over hacker news, in the comments.

mikkergp 4y ago
Yes but new posts are often closed as overly heated/off topic.
encryptluks2 4y ago
It is often one sided. As soon as you say something that doesn't fall into line, like against the monarchy, then you get censored.
- mikkergp 4y ago
  On hacker news the overwhelmingly hardcore libertarian forum? I could see that. I don’t see a lot of progressive discussion here
  - disgruntledphd2 4y ago
    The political views of HN vary wildly depending on both the subject and the thread. People tend to notice either their own opinions or the opposite much more though.
- rvz 4y ago
  > As soon as you say something that doesn't fall into line, like against the monarchy, then you get censored. Or anything crypto-related. The HN 'anti-crypto squad' will flag, downvote and censor anyone that talks about it or attempts to defend it.

surfpel 4y ago

> …banning or censoring users based on "viewpoint,"… There are many offenses that are not strictly viewpoint. Unruly behavior could be one of those.

mikkergp 4y ago
True but big tech’s policies have always been based on behavior, not viewpoint. The question becomes how will that be ultimately adjudicated.

ranger_danger 4y ago

> Hacker News avoids political discussion Yet look what we're doing right now.

chillfox 4y ago

Hacker News is full of political discussions all the time. In fact politics usually gets some of the most comments.

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LinkLink 4y ago

A bit of a stupid question, if political content isn't allowed then what content is there to discriminate on a political basis of?

mikkergp 4y ago
But isn’t disallowing political content discrimination once the post is flagged and deleted? I guess what happens if we allow discussions of SOPA but not bit a gay marriage bill, again it may be relatively easily grockable to an HN user, but a court? What if HN had to go to court every time they flagged a political post.

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