it seems your concerns are addressed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45285280
why has this post been taken off the front page, and why has the title been editorialized?
why has this post been taken off the front page, and why has the title been editorialized?
The title edit is standard practice though - the word "extorted" is too baity for HN's frontpage (see https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html: "Please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait."). Making titles somewhat more factual/neutral is normal HN moderation. That's not a criticism of the OP, mind you! - we'd feel the same way too in their position.
Indeed, the HN guidelines:
> please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait; don't editorialize
In this case, that wasn't at issue. The operative clause is "unless it is misleading or linkbait". A word like "extorted" is too baity for HN's frontpage. This is nothing personal against the OP! It's actually better for them and for Hack Club if the HN title is relatively neutral while still conveying the critical information.