Was the removal from the front page algorithmic or a manual step by moderators?
The lack of transparency with the soft censorship is alarming, particularly given YC's financial conflict of interest.
The lack of transparency with the soft censorship is alarming, particularly given YC's financial conflict of interest.
On the other hand, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19493033 is currently on the front page after previously disappearing, so the mods seem to have intervened in that case.