Moderation is a private entity activity
Moderation is a private entity activity
Censorship is merely the act of limiting access to information. It doesn't matter who is doing this. Yes, governments often do it, but so can private entities. An individual can even do it to himself, in the form of self-censorship.
Moderation is the application of censorship in order to modify a discussion. Once again, anyone could potentially do this, including governments. An individual can do this to himself, too, by selectively choosing which parts of a discussion to consume.
Hackernews is censored fairly strongly, and moderated "ok".
If a thread gets too many replies it is censored. If dang finds your comment personally offensive but it's not against the rules, it will be removed.
It's a fine line between moderation and censorship unfortunately.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41252028
I've been timed out by dang for inciting flamewars, I took my time out like an adult and learned to improve my communication
If you don't like the moderation policies of HN, there are plenty of other places you can make comments. Continuing on your "censorship" opinion is likely to earn you more downvotes and flags from other users
I didn't take it personally. Censorship exists and dang perpetrates it. Nothing wrong with learning that.
>Continuing on your "censorship" opinion is likely to earn you more downvotes and flags from other users
Why would I care if people get upset at me understanding something? It's not an opinion. It's a fact. You asked. Why would I not answer objectively?
I'm more than happy for you to remain in the dark on this matter if that's what you prefer.