That&#x27;s a good point!  I also recall the announcement [0] and related HN discourse [1].<p>Reviewing it now, it looks to me like they declared editorial independence without going into much detail.  I especially don&#x27;t see anything about guaranteeing the preservation of things that may harm the YC or affiliated brands.<p>[0] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.ycombinator.com&#x2F;two-hn-announcements" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.ycombinator.com&#x2F;two-hn-announcements</a><p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10298512" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10298512</a>