Unpopular Opinion

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Lemmy is not immune to trolls, bad fait actors or propaganda - in fact, despite how bad reddit is, a lot of Lemmy instances are worse (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by random9@lemmy.world to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world

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I'm done, I've been banned for expressing a different opinion (without insulting or personally attacking anyone), I've been accused of evading a ban with multiple accounts (this is my only account I've ever had on any lemmy instance), I've had people selectively ignore my comments and accuse me of things which I never said, and I've had people ignore valid criticisms and keep attacking me.

Reddit has many issues with trolls, one-sided discussion, and just general bullshit, but many Lemmy instances are way worse. The newfound freedom of Lemmy has attracted many extremists, from both sides, and many of them are moderators, who are more than happy to remove any contrarian opinions. This results in discussions being echo chambers

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[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 4 points 9 months ago

I'm a bad fiat actor myself. Nobody believes in my authority. Really though, this is always the same story. "They're all trolls and moderation should be stricter. Also stop using moderation actions against me." Yeah sure boss.

[–] wathek@discuss.online 4 points 9 months ago (22 children)

I just got banned from blahaj for suggesting we should show understanding to rightwing people, because they view the left in the same way as we view them. It creates more division for no reason other than being unwilling to communicate.

Reason: Bigot

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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[–] tygerprints@kbin.social 4 points 9 months ago

You're going to find that true almost anywhere online nowadays. I got sick on my birthday last year, and i posted on facebook that I hated being sick on my birthday. So facebook banned me for posting "hate speech." (I'm not even kidding).

And I got banned from Reddit for suggesting that younger generations are more progressive in their views. THAT was apparently the wrong thing to say. I'm not sure why it was so controversial - but it sure pressed someone's button.

[–] FontMasterFlex@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

thank you, at least someone is saying it.

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