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On accusations of censorship in service to facilitating mis/disinformation in support of a sociopolitical agenda.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Quite the accusation to make without providing links to evidence (edit: or screenshots). Are you going to tell me to do my own research?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Petition to ban turtle stew for transphobia?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

While it's shitty if they're doing that, I think de-federating is more just for defense of the instance against literal crimes/malicious content. Things like instances hosting CSAM or spam bots. Otherwise it's pretty easy for users to block instances nowadays (or even to just call for mass boycott)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

I agree, and intend to block them on my account, but I am disconcerted with their readiness to censor based on personal bias and feel that their doing so is a critical matter that should not go unignored.

Even wirh defederation as the extreme, I brought it for discussion to make clear how critical I feel it is for the fediverse to acknowledge it's weakness to influence by bad actors embedding themselves in positions of social trust.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Reads reason - ah this user definitely said some fucked up stuff and now they're butthurt about people calling them out.

Checks comment history - yup.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

What's amazing is they're not actually wrong in their accusation about Lemmy.ML even though they are a shitty troll of a user. .ML is still a tankie shithole filled with genocide deniers and misinformation.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The modlog is public and you can check exactly what I said that they didn't like, then make the decision for yourself whether it's justified.

And yes, my online persona is that of an asshole. I try to not be too unpleasant of one, but I don't have the energy to sugarcoat anything and unfortunately go a little overboard with the salt.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

my online persona is that of an asshole

After reading this thread, I think you're just an asshole, the internet has nothing to do with it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Nah I'm good.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

You can block Lemmy.ml in your settings. You have the tools to solve the problem, use them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Proof? Proof. Where is it?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You literally called another human being "it". Seems like you got what you deserve.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I reserve the vile habit of referring to people/personas as "it" only for a certain type of individual who attacks others based on identity whilst using identity politics as their personal shield.

This behavior is irregardless of their purported identity or orientation, beliefs-- it is me signalling staunch refusal to engage in any form of identity nuance when I have only ever seen them use identity in bad faith.

I can recall only two personas I go out of my way to refer to in this manner-- I can't promise that I wouldn't refer to anyone else similarly, but I hope everyday that I may never come across more who earn the distinction.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago
[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago

Yes, defederate. People should be allowed to speak freely with minimal censorship. Authoritarian governments masquerading as people should be cut off and shut down.

Defederated Lemmy.ml. Let the Fediverse be composed of real people with authentic interactions.