Technology IS politics.
replyTechnology is a form of control. And in the capitalist system, this control is mostly exerted by private companies, on which the rules of democracy do not apply.
There must be guardrails
Considering this news article has absolutely nothing to do with technology, yes I think this doesn't belong here.
replyi've been on hn a long time, and if there's a prohibition against anything vaguely political if it can't be connected to technology, i've never known it.
replythere is and always has been a strong prohibition of anything political on HN. it is widely and frequently discussed as the main problem with HN. Usually, a post like this would be removed very quickly
replyI was shadowbanned for mentioning Iryna Zarutska. Most political topics can be connected to technology: technology after all is often how we hear of and discuss these things.
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