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FUCK SAN FRANCISCO!
FUCK SAN FRANCISCO!
FUCK SAN FRANCISCO!
because the chicoms that control moderation on this site HATE AMERICA FUCK SAN FRANCISCO! FUCK SAN FRANCISCO! FUCK SAN FRANCISCO!
- They are considered "off-topic" as outlined by the HN guidelines (Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. Videos of pratfalls or disasters, or cute animal pictures. If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic.)
- They are unlikely to result in "good faith" debates about the case given how politically charged the subject matter is
- The comments very quickly devolve into flamewars and/or trolling
I honestly don't think anyone is trying to "squash" debate about the case due to some personal agenda. It's just unlikely that the comment sections on those articles are going to be productive and/or result in anything new or interesting.
I'm not sure where non-partisan discussion of the trail might be welcomed. The facts are still very much at issue in the media so its hard to even have a basis for discussion.
Truth Social recently open sourced their mastodon fork [0] and that was immediately flagged and not covered by the news even though when they were found to have violated the license, that was heavily voted top of this website. With that, not only HN is already breaking their own guidelines, the bias could not be more clearer.
On another note, just notice how The Verge / Vox had heavily covered the trial and now after the verdict was out, they seemed to have become real quiet about it. It is simply because it is not the result they wanted.
Typical self defence isn't shocking to report is it?
It is because it is not the result they wanted. Here is another example: Truth Social recently open sourced their mastodon fork [0] and that was immediately flagged and not covered by the news even though when they were found to have violated the license, that was heavily voted top of this website. With that, not only HN is already breaking their own guidelines, the bias could not be more clearer. On another note, ju…
Imagine you're a news agency covering a trial. Once that trial ends, would you expect the number of articles you publish about it (a) go up, (b) go down, or (c) stay about the same?