I thought this headline was referring to what I think is a more insidious form of moderation, the type that&#x27;s practiced here on ycombinator with regard to style, for example, negativity is punished broadly here.<p>The reason I find it more insidious is that it affects the speech of and acts to silence even moderate people. Extreme speech is easy to spot; but when moderate speech encounters headwinds that divert its path, that&#x27;s creepy.<p>I understand the goals here, don&#x27;t need them explained, just pointing out that slashdot in its heyday was a terrific and informative resource and it did not resort to stifling.