What would Hacker News be? If someone posts spam comments on HN are the mods allowed to delete them? If someone writes a false comment is HN liable for that false comment?
Hacker news already operates like this in a small way with shadowbanned accounts. Users can choose whether to see shadowbanned comments or hide them from view, what level of censorship they prefer.
Platforms only being platforms wouldn't turn everything into spam and screeching. It just means you'd be able to see that if you wanted to.
Curious what the website uses as a default for no logged in account/new accounts - anyone fill in the blank for me?
Censorship by default, not just for crybabies who are afraid of reading things they don't like.
Depressing. But, that's what I've come to expect on this channel.