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We didn't touch either of the posts you linked to—they were flagged by users. I actually unkilled them to respond.

As for controversial stories about YC startups, we bend over backwards not to apply the standard HN penalties to them and moderate them less, not more, than similar stories which aren't YC-related. That was the first thing PG told me about moderating HN and as well as the thing he emphasized most often.