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Moderation is different than censorship. But a smart person would have known that. Hacker News is moderated, didn’t you know? Guess we should swap it out for a
by lucasyvas 2y ago
Moderation is different than censorship. But a smart person would have known that. Hacker News is moderated, didn’t you know? Guess we should swap it out for a cesspool as well by your logic.
Community Notes will be censored by the way coming soon. Didn’t you hear? Might want to read a bit before you make bold claims.
- blackeyeblitzar 2y agoA smart person would admit that moderation is most commonly used by social media platforms as a euphemism for obvious censorship and suppression of political opposition. Grouping HN’s light approach with what old Twitter, TikTok, Reddit, and the rest do isn’t reasonable.
- lucasyvas 2y agoYou won’t convince me of this so we are at an impasse. Freedom of speech is not the freedom to force everyone to listen to it or hear it. Users should always have the ultimate control over what they are subjected to.