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Musk 'Pressured' Reddit CEO to Silence DOGE Critics, Leaving Moderators Outraged: Report.

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  • I [email protected]

    Was about 17 years.

    The Russians are astroturfing hard, doing everything to justify their invasion and banning anyone who disagrees.

    No point anymore.

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    #354

    That's not even recent. Russia has been astroturfing Reddit since at least 2015.

    I remember reading /r/politics pretty often back then. All of a sudden, half the posts were from RT talking about Hillary and the DNC. Yes, what they did to Bernie was bullshit but the point was clearly to either get people to vote for Trump instead or to encourage people not to vote.

    Now, like you said, it's about the war. All of a sudden, every single post about the invasion has dozens of people who are totes Ukrainian and think that Zelenskyy is a monster who refuses to end the war. Yet they either have a rather bare post/comment history or never mentioned the war before.

    And, if you go to the profile for any user who identified themselves as Ukrainian years ago, it's crazy but they're still in favor of the war and protecting Ukraine.

    This is what propaganda is. It's not just the government putting up posters saying you should listen to them; it's convincing you that your views are extreme and unpopular.

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    • tea@programming.devT [email protected]

      They exchanged messages just before the subreddit r/WhitePeopleofTwitter was given a temporary ban for 72 hours

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      I’m old enough to remember when Elon released “the twitter files” in an attempt to demonstrate how the federal government supposedly exerted egregious pressure on private media in violation of first amendment right.

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      • Z [email protected]

        I got perma banned for calling a magat regarded and telling them to stop eating crayons, under rule 1:

        Reddit is a place for creating community and belonging, not for attacking marginalized or vulnerable groups of people. Everyone has a right to use Reddit free of harassment, bullying, and threats of violence. Communities and users that incite violence or that promote hate based on identity or vulnerability will be banned.

        lol. The small and marginalized group of election winning fascists.

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        regarded (sic)

        Surely you can insult musk without being ableist though? There's 500,000 words in the English language. Choose one that doesn't drag innocent people into it.

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        • F [email protected]

          I posted it on the Luigi Mangione instance. Join us

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          He has his own instance? Lol

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          • tea@programming.devT [email protected]

            They exchanged messages just before the subreddit r/WhitePeopleofTwitter was given a temporary ban for 72 hours

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            Because Reddit mods are known for not being massive corruptable stooges?

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            • D [email protected]

              I'd argue Lemmy and other decentralized platforms are the last bastion for free speech instead of Reddit though.

              Lemmy is kind of forced to be, too.

              Horrific speech can be removed from the site. But if you want to see it, the admin logs are open to the public. Other instances also aren't forced to play along with the views of one instance. And each instance can choose whether they want to connect with others.

              So you could create your own Christian Nationalist and White Supremacist Lemmy. But our instances don't have to federate with it. And if they choose to do so, we can leave for a different one or the users can block it entirely.

              Lemmy lets anyone have a platform and, simultaneously, it doesn't force anyone to listen to you just because you have your own platform. Basically, everything that makes Lemmy a decentralized platform also makes it good for moderation without harming free speech.

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              That applies for PeerTube, Matrix, Pixelfed, and Mastodon as well.

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              • F [email protected]

                Same. Joined at the Digg migration. Left at the 3rd party App-ocolypse. Reddit is dead. Or perhaps it's more accurate to say that it's a zombie: with more bots than actual human users, it's the Dead Internet Theory in action.

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                Exactly the two events that got me on and off Reddit.

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                • ? Guest

                  There has been unwarranted censorship at a scale I've never seen on Reddit
                  I thought it was the last bastion of free speech

                  While actual hate speech and seriously harmful content goes completely unchecked

                  It is unfortunate

                  Steve Bannon isnt welcome on Colorado. Phil Long Auditorium shouldnt host nazis.
                  I was banned for saying as much from Fucking Reddit of all places
                  Pointing out that there have been fires at dealerships lately does not equate to harrasment
                  Phil Long Auditorium should not host the Rally period.
                  Their casual attitude towards white supremacy is unacceptable and while i dont believe they should necessarily be burnt to the ground, there are better places to buy automobiles
                  They deserve to be boycotted
                  And i will punch a nazi mod in the face 100% of the time

                  Edit: UPDATE
                  2 PROTESTORS WERE RAN OVER BY TWO DIFFERENT HATE RALLY ATTENDEE"S CARS !!!
                  NAZIS ARE VIOLENT PIECES OF SHIT

                  Told you so r/Coloradosprings

                  Fuck yall

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                  No media/communication company supports your expression of your rights.

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                  • 9 [email protected]

                    Reddit died June 2023

                    I don't know why people are still playing with the corpse

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                    Because they have a monopoly on old and especially niche knowledge/communities (also new niche knowledge/communities). As much as I hate it, that's why I personally still have to use reddit sometimes.

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                    • ? Guest

                      How's an IP ban even supposed to work when you get a new IP regularly?

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                      This is a myth. We're out of addresses and now most DHCP rules are locked.

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                      • tea@programming.devT [email protected]

                        They exchanged messages just before the subreddit r/WhitePeopleofTwitter was given a temporary ban for 72 hours

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                        /r/mariokart is gonna fucking implode

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                          I’m old enough to remember when Elon released “the twitter files” in an attempt to demonstrate how the federal government supposedly exerted egregious pressure on private media in violation of first amendment right.

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                          Fucking hell I didn't know that! He just believes what suits him

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                            Reddit is dead to me and I was with it since near the beginning.

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                            It's kinda sad really. It's been part of your life for so long

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                            • I [email protected]

                              Was about 17 years.

                              The Russians are astroturfing hard, doing everything to justify their invasion and banning anyone who disagrees.

                              No point anymore.

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                              That's the terrifying thing about it... we're being horribly influenced

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                                They exchanged messages just before the subreddit r/WhitePeopleofTwitter was given a temporary ban for 72 hours

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                                America Hates

                                #Traitorapist Trump

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                                • tea@programming.devT [email protected]

                                  They exchanged messages just before the subreddit r/WhitePeopleofTwitter was given a temporary ban for 72 hours

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                                  What the nazis couldn't subdue - they killed.

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                                  • tea@programming.devT [email protected]

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                                    They Walked In Line

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                                    • tea@programming.devT [email protected]

                                      They exchanged messages just before the subreddit r/WhitePeopleofTwitter was given a temporary ban for 72 hours

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                                      I get that Musk is doing all types of tropes. But... what is the source for this newspaper I never heard about before? Is there any evidence for these pressures beyond "Trust me bro, we are the Latin times"?

                                      I also deleted my reddit account. What is happening in that sub?

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                                        That's the terrifying thing about it... we're being horribly influenced

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                                        No, the terrifying part is that we're letting it happen without getting angry, much less fighting back.

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                                        • D [email protected]

                                          For anyone who doesn't know: this is a clever reference to the myth of Midas' Touch that I'm totally stealing.

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                                          Oh I can definitely not claim it either. Someone said it ages ago, and I stole it.

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