That’s a real shame. This is about a meme, I’d think it would be relevant. Even Paul Graham is speaking out against the genocide. It’s weird that we can’t discuss even tech stories about it here.
There was interesting news about AI tech the IDF uses to decide their bombing targets. This was also flagged out multiple times immediately.
If the HN audience universally thinks something is reprehensible, it's an acceptable topic. If there's a core group that supports the reprehensible thing, it's now controversial and disallowed here.
Paul Graham I think is now retired from YC. The current YC CEO is pro-Israel, pro-Zionism.
The topic isn't banned. The issue is how often to have a thread about it (which often involves turning off user flags) and by what principles to decide this. HN has had clear moderation principles about this kind of thing for many years. If you, or anyone, wants to understand what they are, take a look at the links in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39435024 and you'll find further links to plenty of past explanations. If, after reading those, you or anyone else has a question that I haven't already answered, I'd be happy to hear what it is.
If the HN audience universally thinks something is reprehensible, it's an acceptable topic. If there's a core group that supports the reprehensible thing, it's now controversial and disallowed here.
Paul Graham I think is now retired from YC. The current YC CEO is pro-Israel, pro-Zionism.