[lkt]

They use "newf*gs" on 4chan, I assume that word is banned here so the above posters are censoring it.

[Pannoniae]

newfags? if you see this comment, then it is not censored

[huytersd]

It’s been 14 hours so there definitely no auto filter. It’s kind of a testament to the moderating here that I’ve been on hacker news for 6+ years and never once have I tried to use a slur.

[cultureswitch]

I can read it, so it's not even (yet) shadowbanned.

[n6h6]

Or the people who manually moderate HackerNews just haven't gotten to it yet.