Comment on Chinese propaganda is rampant on the fediverse

• Hotznplotzn@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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  • Cowbee@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Communist subreddits like r/GenZedong and lately r/TheDeprogram, after being banned by Reddit, migrated largely to Lemmygrad.ml. I agree that the study is a good read, but for humor, not serious journalism. Their study is essentially them finding out that communists are on a communist platform, and then they conflate anti-Zionism with anti-semitism, a common hasbara tactic.

    Nothing you said contradicts that Lemmygrad.ml is Marxist-Leninist, all you’ve really done is confirm that it is, while also conflating anti-Zionism with anti-semitism.

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  • thoro@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I liked the part where they conflate anti Zionism with antisemitism, show one comment/“post” as proof, and don’t reference it so readers can view upvotes or context around said post.

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    • Edie@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      lemmygrad.ml/comment/18989

      5 downvotes, removed by mod.

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      • Cowbee@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I thought that’s what happened with that one, thanks for digging it up!

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      • thoro@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Lmao wow

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  • Diva@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The whole study makes a good read.

    Srry I can’t take it seriously when the author is this guy

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    • Cowbee@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Is that real?

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      • Diva@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Yes lol

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  • davel@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    We already went over this garbage study with your @Scotty@scribe.disroot.org account^1 and @Sepia@mander.xyz account^2 two days ago and your @Sepia@mander.xyz account two months ago^3.

    You’re like a broken record, bot.

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    • goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Well that explains a lot

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      • davel@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        3½ years of anti-China & anti-Russia news posts by several similar Lemmy accounts

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  • chloroken@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The problem with political studies is that they’re nonscientific. It’s a blog post they’re calling a study. No amount of statistical analysis or clever methodology makes this a proper study because it’s based on political opinions. A terrible, ignorant set of opinions at that.

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• king_comrade@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Ah cheers for the clarity, my mistake

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  • Cowbee@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    No worries!

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