Looks like they are still there, just flagged. Not sure if it's moderator decision or just more people are annoyed by political topics than by japanese culture
Lots of people don't want politics on HN unless it's directly about technology regulation (and probably not even then). They will flag any political story that comes up.
I see a similar theme with most techbros or rich VC groups. They say they dont like politics but they move fast to influence policy by buying influence. See what's happening with Trump and the tech companies.
What tech connected leaders really hate is the plebs being informed and having an opinion on policy. I see the same thing with the All-In podcast. All round glee on that podcast with things that negatively impact the working classes.
Billionaires are for billionaires while controlling the media.
well, I think its relevant to tech, vc, and startups.
An event like this exposes a chink in legacy media practices that could be distrupted by a new media player like youtube, or whatever.
If 60minutes had used a more modern distribution platform such as Apple TV or YouTube they could have programmatically squashed the distribution of the episode without the need to police their various global distribution partners. I mean frankly, global bespoke distribution deals are a terrible UX anyhow.
They failed to do that in this case and here is the fallout.
This is a pretty important story historically speaking. It's the most public incident of state censorship in America in generations. (All the other examples I can think of are from wartime.)
Hacker News appears to reflect a predominantly Western-centric audience and moderation framework, which may influence content visibility. Consequently, stories that are critical of Western political actors or policies may face greater scrutiny or flagging. In contrast, content that aligns with prevailing Western geopolitical narratives, such as criticism of the Chinese government illustrated by the recent front-page coverage of Jimmy Lai, tends to receive broader acceptance and prominence.
You might be interested in browsing the active page [0] of Hacker News every so often. It shows even flagged stories that have a lot of recent interaction.
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[ 1428 ms ] story [ 992 ms ] threadit's uh pretty confronting!
What tech connected leaders really hate is the plebs being informed and having an opinion on policy. I see the same thing with the All-In podcast. All round glee on that podcast with things that negatively impact the working classes.
Billionaires are for billionaires while controlling the media.
It’s part of what makes HN great.
An event like this exposes a chink in legacy media practices that could be distrupted by a new media player like youtube, or whatever.
If 60minutes had used a more modern distribution platform such as Apple TV or YouTube they could have programmatically squashed the distribution of the episode without the need to police their various global distribution partners. I mean frankly, global bespoke distribution deals are a terrible UX anyhow.
They failed to do that in this case and here is the fallout.
This probably is - 474 comments currently on this one https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46361024
There are presently eleven 60 minutes censored stories up on HN.
It's been a busy day for Trump related news what with that and some Epstein stuff.
[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/active