PG almost certainly can do it.
But that sort of editorializing does not seem consistent with the culture which has grown up around HN.
But that sort of editorializing does not seem consistent with the culture which has grown up around HN.
Under SOPA, HN could be taken down with a simple link. One could create an account, post a link to some copyrighted material and then ask that HN be removed blocked at the DNS level.
So if HN is not willing to stand for that, what is willing to stand for?
Last I checked, the HN hostname is inside the ycombinator.com DNS zone.
Please note that I am assuming that YC, and not HN, is the primary enterprise of the person or persons in a position to deal with these matters.