of course there is censorship on HN but this is true in any space where people can publicly communicate with each other. It is a fantasy to believe free speech

of course there is censorship on HN but this is true in any space where people can publicly communicate with each other. It is a fantasy to believe free speech actually exists in any place, what is different is which topics are taboo, and the manner in which such taboos are enforced (de-ranked, shadow banned, public ban, post removal, de-platforming, gulag)