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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (5 children)

No, they've been here from well before the Reddit migration. It was just that the activity from Reddit migrants had died down and now you're seeing more of what Lemmy was beforehand.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Ah. It’s a bummer.

I’m ok with criticism of the US, but this just seems like a targeted stream of anti western crap.

It’s sad that the internet is getting trashed by state actors for their own gain, and unfortunate for those who take it all at face value.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's a more likely target for state actors:

A small federated social media platform with a limited audience and that, by design, decentralizes control

OR

Reddit, which literally has Atlantic Council members deciding content moderation policy

It's not anyone else's fault that the US has been taking L after L recently internationally.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago

Reddit is manipulated for sure. I didn’t say it wasn’t.

I said that Lemmy shows all the signs of bullshit propaganda. I think the US has its pros and cons, but I can tell RT like content when I see it.

A small social media platform is easy to manipulate as well. The goal for Russia is to divide the West and anger people. When only 15 upvotes will get something to Top for the day, that’s pretty ripe for abuse.

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