I think the extremist politics on here drive people away. I don’t even tell anyone I use Lemmy because of that.
Hexbear is obviously the worst, but Lemmy.ml is also openly spreading propaganda.
I think the extremist politics on here drive people away. I don’t even tell anyone I use Lemmy because of that.
Hexbear is obviously the worst, but Lemmy.ml is also openly spreading propaganda.
Was it lemmy.ml? They’ll delete comments without notice, they have strict censorship in favor of the CCP.
Lemmy.ml deleted my comments that were correcting disinformation but left the intentional lie. No explanation or notice given. Happy to explain more if anyone is actually interested.
When I called them out the called me racist for saying “CCP” and deleted my comments. They also deleted other people’s comments in the thread.
Lemmy.ml is hot fucking garbage.
This, folks, is CCP propaganda.
Edit: I got whooshed, lemmy.ml has me on high alert
Typical lies from Lemmy.ml.
Better to just defederate both those instances AND lemmy.ml
Not strange if you’re a mod on lemmy.ml and your goal is to suppress free speech so authoritarian propaganda can thrive.
I’m considering leaving the fediverse altogether
I’ve had moments where I considered it too, because of all the tankies and propaganda, but I’m still here because I really want to see it succeed.
Unfortunately, I won’t even admit to anyone that I use it, let alone recommend it. I think from a rational outside perspective, the unfiltered Fediverse is an extremist echochamber. Some of the things that get said and heavily upvoted are wild.
I’ve had death threats multiple times from Hexbear users, and I’ve abandoned an account because Lemmy.ml users followed me around and downvoted everything I posted (which was mostly memes at the time).
We can’t expect people to deal with all of that when there’s already a relatively steep learning curve when joining. There’s no corporation running the show to fight propaganda, we have to deal with it, or the Fediverse is at risk of going the way of Voat.
Lemmy.ml isn’t much better.
Anecdotally,I just had comments deleted by lemmy.ml admins because they were critical of the CCP. They left the anti-American lie I was correcting.
Agreed, and I think defederation from Lemmy.ml is overdue.
They’re a toxic mouthpiece for authoritarian governments pretending to be communists, especially the CCP but also the Kremlin. They’re the reason I won’t even admit to anyone that I use Lemmy.
I had an old account I abandoned because they followed me around and downvoted everything I posted. Most of it was funny memes I was posting to help Lemmy grow.
They’re the same trashy people as Hexbear but with a nicer mask and surrounded by legitimate users who don’t realize what’s going on.
I wonder how many people give up on the fediverse without ever bothering to ask this very common question.
Time to defederate from lemmy.ml and the other propaganda instances so the Fediverse has a chance of surviving.
They delete comments in critical of the CCP. A couple days ago I corrected someone from there who was lying about something to make the US look bad. A comment said “per the CDC the rate in the US is X” and they misquoted and said it’s ten times as high.
So I said “no it’s x, look at the comment again.” They deleted my comment and left the lie. They also deleted my follow up asking why it was deleted, as well as a bunch of other comments in the thread.
There’s heavy censorship on lemmy.ml in favor of the CCP, I’d be surprised if they’re not running it directly.
There are some real communists there, but it’s more of a facade for Kremlin and CCP propaganda.
Fwiw I’m fine with the real communists, it’s a noble ideology that at the very least provides an important counterbalance for late stage capitalism. But I hate lemmy.ml and their ilk for supporting the spread of authoritarians.
I absolutely agree. For the sake of the Fediverse and it’s potential to be great, cut out the malicious propaganda machine Lemmy.ml.
Seems many instances still federate with lemmy.ml which is a major part of the problem.
Lwmmy.ml will delete comments simply for making the CCP look bad. I corrected clear misinformation on a thread last week and they deleted my comment with no notice or explanation but left the lie which made the US look bad. I can explain in detail if you’re actually interested.
They also deleted my comments calling them out and deleted a bunch of other comments in the thread they didn’t like.
Lemmy.ml is an authoritarian propaganda factory and should be cut off from other instances. If we want the fediverse to survive, we need to make it a reasonable place without extremism and censorship.
Lemmy.ml is run by people who spread authoritarian propaganda, most likely the CCP. It’s a real stain on Lemmy and people shouldn’t support or legitimize it in any way.