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I'm not sure why its such a shock to many to see the censorship on HN. This isn't a public square. We are privy to the whims of whatever political views of tho

• oliwarner 3y ago
  I'm not shocked, I said it was a problem. I think it takes a tiny number of flags to nuke a post, independent of its upvotes, so strong negative community opinions are always quick to kill things. To restore it, mods have to step in, get involved, pick a "side". I think the flagging criteria needs overhauling so popular, flagged posts only get taken down at the behest of a moderator. But that does mean divisive topics stay up longer. For the nothing it's worth, I don't see this post as divisive. It's uncovering something ugly and partisan in nature, but a debate about whether or not an AI should be allowed to make these decisions needn't be partisan at all.