[alekratz]

I think this is a silly comparison. The HN curation isn't done to further some sort of agenda (at least, not at its surface or in some obvious fashion). It's to make sure we have higher quality content, not to sway the users' perspective in favor of some hidden cabal.

[peterwwillis]

It isn't silly, it's an exact comparison to Newspeak, which is what the OP was doing. I mean, it's clear as day: the OP didn't even attempt to argue that censorship isn't happening. They just wanted to change the word describing it to make it feel less like oppression and more like helpfulness.

Don't get caught up in the comparison to a fascist regime. Plenty of left-wing socially conscious movements use this same tactic. I think everyone does this, usually unconsciously.

[tptacek]

It's censorship in the same sense as Rolling Stone not running your fan-fic on the cover is censorship.

[peterwwillis]

That is curation. Censorship is the editor telling a writer they can't trash rap music. HN does both.