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freejazzyesterday at 5:07 PM1 replyview on HN

>Same thing. There is no Hacker News if Y Combinator becomes liable for user submitted content.

Why is this assumed to be true?


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NewsaHackOyesterday at 5:12 PM

If YCombinator has to officially approve every article submitted, then it will become a publisher of a news site, not a social media site. Essentially, it would be a New York Times site with unpaid writers.

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