Ask HN: Do you think there's censorship on HN?

2 endorphine 2 6/14/2025, 8:18:33 PM

It could just be me, so I'd like to know what everyone thinks: lately there have been significant geopolitical tensions and multiple wars being fought.

However, I have a feeling that not all news make it to the top of HN and I was wondering whether this is just a coincidence or there's chance that specific posts are being buried on purpose by the moderators and/or any algorithms.

I know this might sound like conspiracy theory. This is not my intention. I just want to know if anyone else is surprised by the lack of coverage on the front page with regards to the recent wars.

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duxup · 1m ago

Titles with Trump or Musk are often very quickly flagged for sure, often in under one minute.

Who or how, I've no idea.

christophilus · 1m ago

I don’t think there’s a conspiracy afoot. Lots of stuff gets flagged, and hot political topics quickly turn into absolute garbage threads, so I think there’s a lot of us who simply won’t upvote such things. I’d rather read about tech.

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Ask HN: Do you think there's censorship on HN?

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