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Re:Why can’t a bot tick the 'I'm not a robot' box? by dang on Friday February 15, 2019 @09:36AM (#19171202)
The obvious explanation is that people were downvoting and flagging your comment because it was unsubstantive and ideological flamewar, not because they are white supremacists.

You continued to post flamewar comments. We ban accounts that do that repeatedly, so could you please stop? We've already had to ask you more than once before.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Re:Why can’t a bot tick the 'I'm not a robot' box? by Legogris on Thursday February 14, 2019 @05:13PM (#19166582)
That comment is not very constructive for discussion and against the guidelines, just like the replies. Downvoting is not censorship. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
Re:Why can’t a bot tick the 'I'm not a robot' box? by teddyh on Thursday February 14, 2019 @07:46AM (#19161449)
Hacker news people are usually against censorship, yes.
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Re:Why can’t a bot tick the 'I'm not a robot' box? by malvosenior on Thursday February 14, 2019 @10:28AM (#19162546)
Just like the ACLU. Free speech is very important. If someone has something objectionable to say, let them expose themselves. Censorship solves nothing.
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Re:Why can’t a bot tick the 'I'm not a robot' box? by ls612 on Thursday February 14, 2019 @12:19PM (#19163664)
Says the brave man yelling at people on the internet from his chair.
Re:Why can’t a bot tick the 'I'm not a robot' box? by malvosenior on Thursday February 14, 2019 @02:10PM (#19164855)
I think you're doing a great job demonstrating why allowing people to expose their horrible ideas does more to dissuade other people than censorship. I'm glad your replies are on display even if I strongly disagree with them.