Comment by rl3
14 hours ago
>>>I've never seen HN do this before, what's going on here?
>The large number of replies this renaming got in a short timeframe is because it's not in line with what we're used to when it comes to title changes on HN.
Perception management because overt censorship wasn't possible. It has too many eyes right now, but in a few hours the story will likely drop off the front page like a rock.
It's actually an improvement: In early 2025, a ridiculous amount of legitimate stories ended up flagged or mysteriously disappearing off the front page.
The current climate however has a lot more pissed off people, and that makes censorship harder.
People will downvote this, but the fact it's referring have never been explained properly by the moderators here.