I think the general idea is that this isn't a forum for political debate so anything off-topic would get flagged (and the criteria for what is political seems t

I think the general idea is that this isn't a forum for political debate so anything off-topic would get flagged (and the criteria for what is political seems to error on the side of preferring to ban something questionable than to let it go). I realize this can be annoying if the story in question is 95%+ about technology or HN topics but if certain names like Musk or Trump are in the title then it will be flagged. You can call it censorship if you want, but I see it as just keeping the conversations on theme with what HN is.