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Today I noticed a huge wall of spam from UniversalMonk from 2 different accounts and didn't initially think much of it and blocked their communities but more spam came from different communities.

At this point I checked and saw that they had created several communities which then led me down the rabbit hole to discover that their posts had almost entirely covered the new posts page of both sh.itjust.works and lemm.ee. Later on I discovered that they're posting right-wing propaganda and misinformation from breitbart, foxnews you name it.


He's already caused and stirred shit 2 months ago and clearly I can see why now.

At this point it's difficult to believe that UniversalMonk will learn proper netiquette in: not post spamming, being considerate to others, and not sharing right-wing extremist content that no one wants.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago

100% if he is breaking the ToS on multiple instances (and I would argue that spamming most likely is, not to mention the substance of the content)

He can always create his own instance and anyone who wants to see his content can join it as well. Instance admins shouldn’t feel obligated to give anyone a platform (ahem, .world), the fediverse is decentralized and democratic.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (22 children)

So u want to silence someone for their beliefs. Let em speak and if u dont like it block em and downvote them.

Free speach does not mean u have a right to not be offended.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Don't pretend to be surprised, this is Lemmy we're talking about. It's how they roll! Inclusion through exclusion or something.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (4 children)

Im not suprised i just believe we can help lemmy change to be more inclusive of all opinions. Makibg a truly open and free (as in freedom) network of communication.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

Speach lmao

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Forgot about that guy. They have the honor of being my first ever block.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

How long have you been here? a day without a block is a day I probably wasn't online for long.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I've never blocked anyone.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (3 children)

while there's plenty of people on my list too I'd say the majority are just foreign language communities.

Blocking shit you don't want to interact with is significantly easier than finding stuff you do, and makes the internet a much nicer place.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

This is harassment directed towards one specific user.

If you find direct offense to their posts, you should let the instance admins manage that through reports. If there is many instances, do that many reports.

But this is basically fascist harassment. A witch hunt.

What, no one can dissent from your ideology? Is it that weak that it cannot and will not handle criticism?

The reverse applies as well. If you want, open your own instance echo chamber and talk to yourself.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

I'm in the center. But as long as it's not illegal, then it's OK.

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