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Unjust content moderation at the request of Israel’s cyber unit
- nikolajan 2y agoWhy was this post removed?
- dang 2y agoUsers flagged it. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40586961 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40586961 for how we approach this class of stories.
- ein0p 2y ago[flagged]
- runarberg 2y agoIt is generally not cool to accuse HN users of astro-turfing. And given the size and influence of this platform, I would be kind of surprised if the Israeli cyber unit would even bother. I think it is much more likely these are actual HN users, a mix of those that a) don’t want to see Israel accused of anything, or probably even more common, b) really don’t want to see this issue pop up on HN—even when it is tech related, and even when it is from a beloved source like EFF.
- pvg 2y agoOr even more likely, users are acting as described in the explanation above: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40586961 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40586961 Which doesn't require unfalsifiable attributions of bias or misuse of any sort.
- runarberg 2y agoThose were the ones I meant by the (b) category.
- pvg 2y agoThe 'even' parts make it sound like you think those users are doing something wrong but neither of those things are really how HN works or is even supposed to work.
- runarberg 2y agoBy “even” I simply meant I don’t agree with those users on a personal level. Specifically, I find this philosophy of copping out of difficult subjects lame. Obviously they aren’t doing anything wrong by HN standards/culture.
- pvg 2y agoOk but what do those things have to do with 'difficult subjects'? 'related to tech' or 'published by the EFF' are not in themselves criteria for an automatic spot on the front page. Lots of things in either category get moderated away by users and moderators all the time.
- proshno 2y ago[dead]