Chinese propaganda is rampant on the fediverse. We need to discuss ways to combat this. One group- memes or something is wholly controlled by Chinese state actors. What do you think?

  • king_comrade@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Man’s freaking out cos he just learned .ml stands for marxist-leninist 😂 Glad to find something we strongly agree on tho comrade.

    • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      2 days ago

      To be clear, .ml stands for Mali, and it was allegedly chosen because it was cheap/free. Lemmy.ml is just the flagship, test instance, and happens to have a lot of communists because the devs are communists. Lemmygrad.ml is explicitly ML.

      • Hotznplotzn@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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        2 days ago

        @Cowbee@lemmygrad.ml

        Lemmygrad. ml is explicitly ML.

        Exploring Left-Wing Extremism on the Decentralized Web: An Analysis of Lemmygrad. ml

        … findings reveal a substantial increase in user activity and toxicity levels following the migration of these subreddits to Lemmygrad. ml. We also identify posts that support authoritarian regimes, endorse the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and feature anti-Zionist and antisemitic content … Moreover, their support can extend beyond backing these authoritarian regimes, even cheering on their violent actions, as evidenced by their posts on the Russian invasion of Ukraine …

        The whole study makes a good read.