There must be room under that tinfoil hat for the both of us, because this was my first thought too.
My tin foil hat is telling me it’s one of the other social media companies funding a hacking group to do it. They stand to have the most to lose, and they’ve seemingly decided to enjoy changing the narrative regarding multiple topics. Lemmy stands directly against what the bigger social medias stand for.
I have no evidence to back this though. As a business owner I just know that things become very consistent when people are being paid, and very inconsistent when they aren’t. These attacks are seemingly very consistent/organized.
The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 1 year ago
GONADS125@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The longer it continues, the more likely that scenario is IMO. Bitter alt-right extremists would probably start losing interest after a short while, whereas social media competitors would stand to gain from long-term interference.
Kungolicious@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Come on in! There’s cookies.
phillaholic@lemm.ee 1 year ago
You think a company that is posed to go public is going to attack a competitor with a minuscule amount of traffic with extremely illegal material that could put them in prison for even having?
Kungolicious@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Reddit? No. I was thinking moreso Meta. They have the deeper pockets and a proven track record of breaking privacy laws to their own benefit.
phillaholic@lemm.ee 1 year ago
That’s even worse. Meta probably doesn’t even know what Lemmy is.
fsmacolyte@lemmy.world 1 year ago
So then why was Meta trying to get Threads to be on the Fediverse? Of course they’re aware of any potential threats, no matter how small.