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We can't make moderation HN decisions out of a fear that a censorship bill proposed by a small group of activist rank-and-file legislators in Michigan might eve
by tomhow 1y ago
We can't make moderation HN decisions out of a fear that a censorship bill proposed by a small group of activist rank-and-file legislators in Michigan might eventually lead to us "being in the political crosshairs". That kind of "thin end of the wedge" fear is no different to the kind that's drummed up by the people proposing these laws. If we're not going to apply the HN guidelines and norms consistently we may as well not have them. It's interesting to see people who participate on HN every day repeatedly telling us that our guidelines and our ways of implementing them are bad.
- fzeroracer 1y agoMy point isn't that the HN guidelines and norms should change, but rather there's a high chance of the norms being forced to change as the US government further puts its thumb on the internet. Again, saying it's a small group of activist legislators is ignoring the greater wave on the horizon. I say this as someone that's in the gaming community primarily which has resulted in significant changes already as a result of the payment processor shenanigans.
- tomhow 1y agoWe've had several major stories about the effect of payments censorship on the gaming industry and will continue to do so. We're not ignoring the issues, just maintaining standards for when they count as significant new information. Indeed if we didn't do that, the major stories abut the topic would be diluted and more easily lost in the milieu.