[rriepe]

An analogous question would be "Are you beating your wife?"

"Is Twitter censoring?" isn't assuming anything in the question.

[three14]

You're right, of course. But I still think that someone skimming the HN headlines thinks, "Oh, Twitter probably censoring something or it wouldn't be on HN" unless they read the comments.

[davidw]

Isn't that more of a comment on the state of the readership than anything else?

[three14]

I think it's just human.

"#flotilla not working on Twitter. Censorship or bug?" would be a better choice because it isn't a leading question.

Edit: Is a headline like "Did pressure from Apple cause a Foxconn employee to commit suicide?" neutral, or just avoiding a libel suit?

[davidw]

Anyone who knows anything about twitter is not going to blink an eye at "censorship or bug" - it's obviously the second.