[kohito]

you're saying its only possible the NYT "blamed encryption" if encryption was the article's main topic or the article's lede?

[davesque]

No, actually they're not saying that at all. They're saying that the article only barely mentions encryption and doesn't try to push an opinion on the matter.

[kohito]

I'm confused. Can you say more?

[vehementi]

What are you confused about?

[azernik]

Since there was so much other content there, the pulling of the article could have had nothing to do with that one sentence.