“He did not take the Fifth like some of his deputies did,”
I think this is the point. Smith told his deputies to do whatever they felt was necessary to protect themselves because he wants to be fully accountability for the investigation and his team. That sort of conviction is sadly rare these days… maybe even newsworthy.
What the post is describing sounds exactly like the post getting flagged by users, then uncensored by the mod team later on.
Ah, maybe that’s true. I confess I stopped hanging around HN years ago so I’m not up to speed on how ‘flagging’ works and how much influence users have over post visibility. I thought the OP made it clear that something ‘inorganic’ was going on, but I guess that could be user reports just as easily as it could be moderator action.
Either way, it’s still true that getting your tech news from Silicon Valley’s most darling tech incubator is a dumb idea.
I don’t know, I think they make a reasonable case to suggest that someone is putting their finger on the scale.
But, honestly… duh? Y Combinator is one of the most influential investment firms in Silicon Valley. Of course they’re going to try to protect the image of their chosen investments.
Honestly the bigger story here is that people in tech continue to be so willfully ignorant of stuff like this. Big Tech is not benevolent. If you want unbiased tech news, don’t fucking get it from a company that has such a vested interest in the success of SV tech companies. You’d think that would be obvious.
Well, there might still be some furries left