Standard HN procedure, some people flag it that way when it's unflagged gets lost in 2nd page or behinde. It happens with other "divisive" or "delicate" subjects too.

Some users would like to ban the article that discusses the ban since it contains comments that they don't like about said ban.

> Why did this just plummet to page three? Very weird.

People are getting into upvote/downvote wars over comments on the post. When that happens, the HN algorithm automatically downranks the post as likely to drive bad behavior among users.

because the comment section is going to be a shitshow, just like the Trump administration.

It was "flagged" by users.