That is not the case at all.

See this comment from dang:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39435024

There are more comments like this from him, you can find them using Algolia.

HN is not acting in bad faith whatsoever.

This story in particular “qualifies” for what would be interesting to HN readers while taking into account the sensitivity of the subject.

I fully expect the discussion to be allowed and the flag lifted, but HN mod team is very small and it might take a while - it quite literally always does.