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This is pure misinformation/propaganda that won't be removed, I'd bet money on it. Join the boycott of lemmy.ml today! No posts, comments or upvotes on the .ml instance comms!
this post was submitted on 18 Mar 2025
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Why do you need to boycott instances? Are you out of words or fingers?
A better idea is to let people know what they are saying, bring it out in the open. Thats how you deal with it, not by trying to ban opinions or misinformation.
To reduce their power and influence and encourage more "decentralized" postings. A big reason why other instances defed from the rest of the Triad but not .ml is because "some of the biggest comms are on there". It should be up to the instance admins and the community under them to decide who and when to defederate and they shouldnt be "forced" to maintain federation with a toxic instance just because big comms and traffic is on there
.ml is also a problem because it's the admins and mods enforcing a certain narrative, we're not talking about an instance that just isn't taking care of rouge users or something
That's what this comm is for, multiple approaches can be taken at a time
"A lie crosses the globe while the truth is getting its shoes on", you wouldn't be saying the same thing I bet if there was a literal Nazi instance trying to spread their "opinions"
Opinions are fine if you're allowed to criticize them as well, but .ml does not allow that. It's also good to ban actual toxic misinformation and propaganda.
What makes you think these people haven't already heard every argument against their behavior, and stick to it anyway? This is generally the case. When tankies say stuff like this they are regularly argued with, their logic challenged, their "facts" challenged. If it happens on their turf they remove comments, and ban people, if it doesn't they just argue until the other person realizes they are, effectively, talking to a rock, or until the tankie tires, or hits a wall they can't make an argument to get past, and they stop. You see the same names, over and over. They are evangelicals for authoritarian communism, and campist, blind, support for anything, as long as it is in opposition to western countries. The most blatant acts of imperialism are currently being executed by russia, yet they claim these are self defense, diplomatic measures, acts of desperate necessity, anything other than admitting they are just exercising imperial hard power, and trying to annex as much of neighboring countries as they can.
Mate, we're here for fun. You're making someone do homework.
Not everyone uses social media just for entertainment. For some its a way to take in the perspective of others and learn something also. :)
That's bullshit and you know it
No I dont. Im not a teenager anymore :) Your view on life changes when you grow up.
With a username like that, I’m sure this comment is in good faith.
Damn, I knew i should have picked something like MrGeorgeSmith if I wanted to be taken seriously.