> This is not happening. It is a lie. From https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html: Please don't post

> This is not happening. It is a lie. From https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html: Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something. This document has deep details on moderation/censorship schemes across the industry. How can you claim it’s a lie when there is significant evidence throughout the document? > There's a difference between expressing an opinion and pushing ideologies that are incompatible with a free and open society where people are actually able to have civilized discussions on differences of opinion. (If you are unaware of this concept, brush up on "The Paradox of Tolerance".) Civilized discussions can happen if they aren’t censored. But using vague and highly subjective labels like “hate” to dismiss and censor discussions is what is incompatible with free societies. Obviously free speech is fundamental to any functioning democracy - why shouldn’t the same be true for online platforms when that’s where most citizens hold political discussions? It doesn’t make sense that this value is somehow only necessary for the government, when these large platforms have government-like power and influence.