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?

  • DSN9@lemmy.mlOP
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    17 hours ago

    Lemmy.ml is?!? That’s who I signed up for though. I like the privacy stuff. So which instance is politically neutral but technically aligned, pirate party, self hosting etc?

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      9 hours ago

      So which instance is politically neutral

      There is no such thing as “politically neutral.” What you perceive as neutral is that which is hegemonic.

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      17 hours ago

      politically neutral <> pirate party

      Pick one

      I don’t see many self-hosters celebrating the wonders of capitalism.

      • DSN9@lemmy.mlOP
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        17 hours ago

        Not dominated by Chinese, Russian nor Western state actors. That’s all I’m asking for. Where truth isn’t censored.

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          9 hours ago

          I’ve been pretty happy here on lemmy.zip. We haven’t defederated from the tankie instances so you still see their content sometimes, but you can always filter them yourself. Same with the zionists on lemmy.world.

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          14 hours ago

          Where truth isn’t censored

          Self-hosting seems your only option then. You might be cut off from other instances if they decide to defederate, but at least on your instance you’ll be able to enjoy free speech (and block unwanted speech).

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      If you’re concerned about privacy, you should probably know that a lot in the fediverse is very open by design so that other instances can communicate effectively.

      That’s why everyone can see what you upvote/downvote, even if Lemmy itself doesn’t show this to you in its UI.

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      17 hours ago

      Yes Lemmy.ml is the most popular of the tankie instances. They will ban you, remove your posts, etc in most major communities if you say anything negative about CCCP, Russia, Communism, etc.

      I can recommend lemmus.org as a very fast and efficient instance. Remember, you don’t have to have an account on the instance who’s communities you want to access. You can access communities on all instances from any instance. So the policies of your home instance don’t really affect you much. They only affect the communities hosted there.

      • Sundray@lemmus.org
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        15 hours ago

        I can 2nd lemmus.org, it’s pretty chill over here. The admin has blocked the creation of new communities for the time being however, so if you want to start a new comm you’re better off looking elsewhere.

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          15 hours ago

          Yeah I look to bigger instances to host communities I create and smaller ones to host my account for speed.

      • DSN9@lemmy.mlOP
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        17 hours ago

        Why is Lemmy.ml the most popular tankie instance? I’ve been played by Poo bear, interesting. Thanks I will switch.